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Three months in, Newsom has only tepid approval
Three months into his governorship, Gavin Newsom enjoys only tepid support from the voters who elected him.
Dan Walters
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Weekly Walters 03/29/2019
A collection of commentaries by Dan Walters over the past week.
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Poll underscores California’s housing crisis
A new statewide poll indicates that Californians are very worried about housing affordability — so much so that many are contemplating leaving the state.
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Banning paper receipts just more pettifoggery
Banning paper cash register receipts doesn't rise to the level of a legislative solution. It's pettifoggery.
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Can California close its ‘achievement gap’?
A persistent "achievement gap" plagues California schools, but it's uncertain how it can be closed.
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Are big tax increases coming to California?
Big tax increases would be needed to pay for the expansionist goals of Capitol Democrats, but they would be a heavy political lift.
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Weekly Walters 03/22/2019
A collection of commentaries by Dan Walters over the past week.
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School accountability good for some, not others?
If community colleges and charter schools should be accountable for academic outcomes, why not public K-12 schools?
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Democrats defying the will of voters
California's Democratic politicians aren't very democratic when it comes to respecting the will of voters.
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Newsom does it again with death row reprieve
Gov. Gavin Newsom's blanket reprieve for those on death row is another headline-grabbing gesture—and it could backfire.