Dan Walters

California lifted a COVID-19 stay-at-home order Monday, just after it was revealed that unemployment had spiked in December to 9%, one of the nation's highest rates.

California has a tortured history of conflict over immigration, giving it a huge stake in President Joe Biden's effort to overhaul immigration policy.

California is testing whether easing up on penalties for crime will result in less crime in the long run.

Looking past COVID-19 and recession, California still faces the threat of prolonged drought.

California sped up its vaccinations for COVID-19 last week, but the state still has one of the nation's lowest rates of vaccine utilization.

Having failed so many times to effectively use technology in state government, should California try again with a school data system?

California Democrats overreach by comparing the recall campaign against Gov. Gavin Newsom to the violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol but could have had a legitimate point.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom envisions a technology-heavy government that's transparent, responsive and efficient. So far, it's going backwards.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom promised a rapid rollout for COVID-19 vaccinations but it's falling well short.

The big question: Why has California gone from being a leader in controlling COVID-19 to an epicenter of infections and deaths?