Dan Walters

Gov. Gavin Newsom boasts that California is first state to require COVID-19 vaccinations of students, but there's a smarmy tinge to his declaration.

A flurry of legislation signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom is an experiment in European-style social democracy. Will it work?

California has a big stake in whether President Joe Biden's "human infrastructure" proposal is passed because it could affect how high-income Californians are taxed.

Gov. Gavin Newsom turned back a recall drive with a landslide of supportive votes. So what now?

With the recall election on Gov. Gavin Newsom nearing an end, critics say the recall system needs changes. But would they be reforms or a power grab?

The California Legislature has finally closed a loophole that protected bad cops from losing their licenses.

California's never-ending wildfires have ignited an insurance crisis that demands bold new thinking.

Southern California's "corridor of corruption" has yielded a new case of insider dealing - not the first and not the last.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom now seems likely to survive the effort to recall him, but he should reflect on what got him into trouble.

A shortage of blue-collar workers — many driven out by the state's high housing costs — could wreak havoc on the state's economy.