Dan Walters

Environmentalists and their allies have scored two wins over agricultural interests in the decades-long conflict over how much water can be diverted from Northern California rivers and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

California has two agencies that act as watchdogs on state government, the Legislative Analyst's Office and the State Auditor. The current auditor, Elaine Howle, is retiring and appointing her successor will reveal whether her office's invaluable independence will be maintained.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to paint a rosy picture of vigorous economic recovery, but employment data says otherwise.

California has been seeing a surge of political corruption cases in recent years, mostly involving veteran politicians who have a possessive attitude about their positions.

It's time to get serious about California's precarious water supply, and it will require dealing with some very tough issues.

Big things are happening in California's public schools but whether they improve the educations of nearly 6 million children is still unclear.

California's largest city, Los Angeles, is a study in social and economic crises but politicians are lining up to become its next mayor.

A new California law to eliminate gasoline-powered lawn equipment sounds reasonable, but it messes with the lives of small landscapers.

Is California making a big comeback from pandemic, as Gov. Gavin Newsom insists, or is it facing decline? New studies frame the issue.

Costs are rising for California's much-troubled bullet train project and Gov. Gavin Newsom is having trouble getting more construction money from the Legislature.