Dan Walters

California Capitol, home of the Assembly and Senate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Commentary

Biden’s tax plan could hit California hard

President Joe Biden's tax increases proposals will have a big effect on California, which is highly dependent on taxing the rich.

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Dan Walters

• April 28, 2021

Commentary

A showdown over crime and punishment looms

California will see a high-octane showdown over crime and punishment next year as Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert challenges newly appointed Attorney General Rob Bonta.

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Dan Walters

• April 27, 2021

Commentary

Is corporate tax hike too hot to handle?

Legislation to alter how California taxes multinational corporations is one of the year's most controversial issues.

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Dan Walters

• April 26, 2021

Commentary

As drought hits California, long-term issues loom

Californians face another of its periodic droughts and also long-term questions about the supply and uses of water.

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Dan Walters

• April 25, 2021

Commentary

California’s ‘tort wars’ flaring up again

"Tort wars" over the rules governing personal injury lawsuits in California are heating up again in the Capitol.

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Dan Walters

• April 21, 2021

Commentary

Newsom puts rosy spin on job report

Gov. Gavin Newsom, facing a recall election, puts positive spin on latest job numbers, but the reality is cloudier.

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Dan Walters

• April 20, 2021

Commentary

California reverses, now shutting prisons

California tripled the number of its prisons during the 1980s and 1990s, but now, as inmate populations drop, it's beginning to shut down some older facilities.

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Dan Walters

• April 19, 2021

Commentary

A reminder about supplies and demands

Californians should remember that having abundant goods and services requires raw materials and industrial processing.

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Dan Walters

• April 18, 2021

Commentary

Bills would hamstring future California recalls

As California Gov. Newsom faces a recall election, the Legislature is considering measures that would adversely affect future recalls.