Dan Walters

The California State Capitol on December 3, 2018 in Sacramento, California.

Commentary

Should – and could – Gavin Newsom be recalled?

Does Gov. Gavin Newsom deserved to be recalled three years into his first term, and does the recall have a chance of success?

By

Dan Walters

• July 7, 2021

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

Commentary

Two decrees affect California water wars

As California water interests joust over management of the state's supply, two decrees from Washington change the game.

By

Dan Walters

• July 6, 2021

Commentary

Koch brothers win legal duel with California

Industrialists David and Charles Koch won their duel with California's attorney general when the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a regulation aimed at forcing the brothers' non-profit political group, Americans for Prosperity, to reveal its donors.

By

Dan Walters

• July 5, 2021

Commentary

California budget favors left side in crime culture war

The state budget makes clear that Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators favor the left in conflict over how criminal cases should be handled.

By

Dan Walters

• July 4, 2021

Commentary

How budget ‘trailer bills’ get misused

California's state budget is accompanied by "trailer bills," which have become vehicles for special interest goodies having little or nothing to do with the budget.

By

Dan Walters

• June 30, 2021

Commentary

Data undercut Newsom’s ‘roaring back’ claim

California Gov. Gavin Newsom claims that California's economy is "roaring back" as the COVID-19 pandemic fades, but the data indicate a much-slower recovery.

By

Dan Walters

• June 29, 2021

Commentary

Newsom wildfire prevention claims undercut his credibility again

An investigation into California Gov. Gavin's claims about wildfire prevention is a new example of how he undercuts his own credibility.

By

Dan Walters

• June 28, 2021

Commentary

Newsom straddles gap between present and future

California's state budget exemplifies the political tension between the present and the future.