Dan Walters

A new report on the success of California's "second chance" programs at discouraging felons from reoffending after Proposition 47 relies on diluted data.

California's master plan for the University of California, California State University  and dozens of community colleges to work cooperatively never panned out. It's time to change it.

The real estate industry's embrace of online transactions, rather than hard copy documents, has given scammers opportunities for fraud costing homebuyers millions.

Now that Democrats are on top, it's evident that in the absence of two-party competition feuds erupt within the parties themselves.

A poll shows most voters support for Prop. 36, a sign Gavin Newsom's governorship is approaching lame duck status.

State officials can't tell what reduces homelessness due to program secrecy and a lack of coordination between city and county governments.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has called the Legislature into special session to deal with gas prices but offers scant evidence to back his allegations of price-gouging.

Years ago, California education officials adopted a "dashboard" to inform the public about what was happening in public schools, but it was never very useful and now faces withering criticism.

California's public schools face a one-two punch of decreasing enrollment and increasing truancy, which contribute to their financial distress.

California has the unenviable position of having the nation's highest level of poverty, a new calculation shows, driven by its sky-high living costs. It's not the first time and likely won't be the last.