Dan Walters

The political debate over California's highest-in-the-nation homelessness has boiled down to money with Gov. Gavin Newsom and local officials at odds.

Stockton's reputation for civic malfeasance took another hit in a searing audit of the city's school system.

Last year, California's state budget assumed a $97.5 billion surplus, but the state now faces a hefty budget deficit and the Legislature's budget analyst says it's likely even larger than predicted.

Two of California's most important economic sectors, Southern California's logistic industry and the tech industry in Silicon Valley, are facing threats to their futures.

The California Public Records Act grants the public access to government documents, with some exceptions. But using the act can sometimes be difficult.

Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon lift the state of emergency he declared nearly three years ago due to COVID-19, but the negative effects will linger on for many years.

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to close a loophole that allows wealthy Californians to escape state income taxes. It has intriguing aspects, including its potential to affect some of his closest allies.

A long-running conflict between the state and local governments over housing is entering a new and more confrontational phase. Several jurisdictions in the Bay Area failed to submit housing plans on time, prompting at least 12 lawsuits that could potentially give the state greater authority on local housing decisions.

Seven western states are playing a high-stakes game of chicken over how diversions from the crisis-ridden Colorado River will be reduced.

By happenstance, two long-serving veterans of Capitol politics died within hours of one another. Since their deaths, Allan Zaremberg and Rex Hime have been widely praised, and the plaudits are richly deserved.