Dan Walters

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

Commentary

The coronavirus crisis has quickly and radically changed how Californians work, but its impacts are uneven and no one knows how it plays out in the long run.

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Dan Walters

• March 23, 2020

Commentary

Dumbing down teacher license tests

Wrongheaded efforts are being made to dumb down the requirements for obtaining a teaching credential, and that would hurt kids who are already falling behind.

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Dan Walters

• March 22, 2020

Commentary

California also faces economic hit

Gov. Newsom winning well-deserved plaudits for handling the coronavirus pandemic but a forecast recession could put his agenda on hold.

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Dan Walters

• March 19, 2020

Commentary

Why journalism matters

Four investigative reports in four California media demonstrate how independent journalism is a bulwark against official malfeasance.

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Dan Walters

• March 18, 2020

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Even more confusion over tax vote

The apparent failure of a hotel tax measure in San Diego is the latest example of legal confusion over the vote margin required for some local taxes that the state Supreme Court should clear up.

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Dan Walters

• March 16, 2020

Commentary

Brown’s big school reform falls short

A new study by a UC-Berkeley research team concludes that a program to provide more money to help "high-risk" students raise their educational achievement has had little effect in Los Angeles high schools.

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Dan Walters

• March 15, 2020

Commentary

Vice President Kamala Harris?

If Sen. Kamala Harris were to become Joe Biden's vice president, it would launch a game of political musical chairs with Gov. Gavin Newsom conductor.

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Dan Walters

• March 12, 2020

Commentary

We are nation’s ground zero for coronavirus

California's geographic location and its deep economic ties to Asia make the state ground zero for the coronavirus outbreak's effect on America.