Dan Walters

California's long-running battles over educational accountability have a new wrinkle,, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the recession it induced are generating lawsuits and other conflicts over who should pay for their effects.

California cities have been hurting financially. Even with federal help, the recession induced by COVID-19 makes it a perfect storm.

COVID-19's disparate effects are shown in the data of its death toll. New York's death rate is 25 times as high as California's.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed an 80-member task force to guide California's economic recovery. We should not have high expectations.

Federal and state politicians and water officials are headed for a showdown over who controls the state's water supply, re-igniting California water wars.

Californians are voluntarily complying with restrictions on their personal and professional activities to battle coronavirus. But for how long and will authorities use coercion if compliance declines?

Even when the coronavirus health threat recedes, California will face a severe recession that will hammer state and local government budgets.

The panicky buying of toilet paper hints at the chaos that would occur if food was in short supply. We should have a new appreciation of what it takes to put food on our tables.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has performed very well in managing California's piece of the coronoavirus pandemic but it's only been a month and many challenges lie ahead.