Dan Walters
GOP lawmaker fights for accountability
Republican Assemblyman Jay Obernlte is a dogged champion for accountability and transparency in local tax and bond measures and is trying for win No. 2.
Dan Walters
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Newsom undermines his own credibility
Gov. Gavin Newsom must maintain credibility to succeed as the state's coronavirus czar, but he's his own worst enemy in that regard.
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State budget will take a very big hit
California's budget will take a big hit from the pandemic-induced recession, but the size of the impact is still up in the air.
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Mail voting OK, if done right
California may be headed to all-mail voting but there are worrisome aspects such as delayed election results and controversy about "ballot harvesting."
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New wrinkles in old school fights
California's long-running battles over educational accountability have a new wrinkle,, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Who should pay for pandemic impacts?
The COVID-19 pandemic and the recession it induced are generating lawsuits and other conflicts over who should pay for their effects.
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Perfect storm clobbers California cities
California cities have been hurting financially. Even with federal help, the recession induced by COVID-19 makes it a perfect storm.
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COVID-19’s very unequal toll
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.
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Newsom’s unwieldy economic task force
Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed an 80-member task force to guide California's economic recovery. We should not have high expectations.
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California water war re-ignited
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.