Dan Walters

California Gov. Gavin Newsom envisions a technology-heavy government that's transparent, responsive and efficient. So far, it's going backwards.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom promised a rapid rollout for COVID-19 vaccinations but it's falling well short.

The big question: Why has California gone from being a leader in controlling COVID-19 to an epicenter of infections and deaths?

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants fast legislative action on emergency aid to low-income families and small business. Is it genuine concern or fear of a burgeoning recall campaign?

The California Employment Development Department has been a titanic disaster of late and Gov. Gavin Newsom bears the onus of its failures.

California's Supreme Court has upbraided former Gov. Jerry Brown for sloppily drafting his sentencing reform ballot measure.

California's 170 years of strong population growth have ended and the state may be in decline, with powerful economic and poliical effects,

The latest and most severe flareup of COVID-19 is hammering the state's economy and could have permanent and life-changing impacts.

In sports, when you change the rules, you affect outcomes. That's also true in politics as two new California proposals demonstrate.

California's state and local governments won't be getting any new direct aid from latest federal pandemic relief package.