Dan Walters
We have a power supply problem
The blackouts that hit California this month are a warning that the state has a serious electrical power shortage.
Dan Walters
Dan Walters
Semi-secret ‘trailer bills’ pop up
The California Legislature's budget "trailer bills" have morphed into vehicles to make major policy decrees outside of the usual legislative process.
Dan Walters
Politics, snafus stall jobless benefits
California's more than 3 million jobless workers depend on unemployment insurance benefits but snafus and politics put them in jeopardy.
Dan Walters
Short-circuiting the legislative process for electric cars
California has a weird legislative session this year, but legislators are still using gut-and-amend tactic.
Dan Walters
California gambles with stopgap legislation
California politicians are gambling on high-risk stopgaps to relieve the impacts of COVID-19's recession.
Dan Walters
Presidential race will put California’s foibles on trial
With Kamala Harris on the Democratic presidential ticket, President Donald Trump's campaign will likely make California's shortcomings a foil.
Dan Walters
Blackouts reveal our power shortage
California has a shortage of electrical energy that's resulting in blackouts during a severe heat wave. Warnings about the shortage were ignored.
Dan Walters
California’s crisis of competence
California's very troubled bullet train project reflects the decline of managerial competence in state government.
Dan Walters
Misusing taxpayer dollars for campaigns
California's local officials routinely use taxpayer dollars for ballot measure campaigns, even though it's illegal. One agency just got fined.
Dan Walters
An official crusade against Proposition 22
California politicians are waging a campaign against Uber, Lyft and other gig economy companies in advance of voters' decision on Proposition 22.