Dan Walters

California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a revised state budget that increases the projected deficit by billions of dollars and contained real cuts, something his initial version mostly lacked.

State education officials are intervening to address San Francisco Unified's chronic budget problems and stave off insolvency. But it's not the only example of fiscal mismanagement in California K-12 system.

Contending factions have waged political war over California taxes for nearly a half-century. It could reach a climax under a ballot measure this fall, but opponents are asking the state Supreme Court to remove it from the ballot.

As California's homelessness crisis worsens, politicians have shifted from promising to solve the issue to shifting blame for their failure.

California restaurant operators are apparently shocked that a new law prohibiting so-called "junk fees" will apply to their industry, saying it will adversely affect their businesses.

California has long experienced economic and population booms and busts. After several years of population decline, the state is beginning to grow again. Is that a good trend or a negative one?

With the June 15 deadline for the state budget approaching, the amount of tax revenues and the size of the budget deficit loom large for California Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators.

California's perpetual political war over housing, pitting the state against local communities, has two new battlegrounds: one on the San Francisco Peninsula, the other in Southern California.

California water regulators are cracking down on the overuse of groundwater by farmers. Enforcement could prompt them to idle thousands of acres of farmland and poses larger questions about what will happen to the affected fields.

California, once a leader in government transparency, has descended into secrecy and opacity, making it difficult for the public to know what's happening.