Dan Walters

When the state Supreme Court tightened the legal rules defining work, it touched off an epic political battle now nearing a climactic point.

Although the state's "enterprise zone" program was eliminated as ineffective, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to revive it with a new name.

Changes in the Capitol's political atmosphere with more Democrats means legislation that once could not be enacted is alive and kicking.

Redevelopment, a program supposedly meant to clean up urban blight but often misused, disappeared eight years ago, but a new bill would bring it back with a new name.

A new study suggests that California's "red flag" law, allowing weapons to be seized from someone deemed to dangerous, is saving lives, but reaches no firm conclusion.

Legislature finally changes long-standing law governing the use of deadly force by police, driven by two egregious cases in Sacramento.

Rising costs for public employee pensions threaten city services and will require higher taxes.

The factors affecting California's economic future are very volatile, making it difficult to forecast the next recession.

Sponsors of a "split roll" ballot measure to increase property taxes on commercial real estate are withdrawing it from the 2020 ballot and will seek to place a revised version before voters next year.

The Legislature is now in the final month of its 2019 session and many high-profile issues are still pending.