Dan Walters

Unemployment insurance, the California program that supports workers who lose their jobs due to layoffs, has been dysfunctional during the last two recessions. It's time to fix it.

A series of storms has dumped immense amounts of water on California, but the state needs some new plumbing to take advantage of such events and counteract the effects of drought.

Dianne Feinstein, who has been a U.S. senator from California for three decades, hasn't yet said whether she'll seek another term in 2024, but would-be successors are already standing in line.

Gov. Gavin Newsom knows that the public's patience on homelessness is wearing thin and is squabbling with local officials over what to do.

As California's state budget morphs from a $97.5 billion surplus to a multi-billion-dollar deficit, it's another reminder about the volatility of the state's revenue system.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom bragged about California's respect for freedom, but snubbed reporters aren't buying it.

The California Air Resources Board's "scoping plan" for achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 is long on data and promises and short on all-important details.

Two recent appellate court cases underscore the chaotic role that the California Environmental Quality Act plays in construction of much-needed housing.

Proposition 13, an iconic tax limitation measure passed by California voters 44 years ago, is still generating legal and political skirmishes.

The series of rain and snow storms buffeting California this month contains lessons for politicians, if they pay attention.