Jerry Brown once espoused a “canoe theory” about politics, paddling left and then right, and practiced in decreeing the fate of more than 1,000 bills during the 16th and final year of his two-part governorship.
Although most California voters appear to oppose new gas taxes and car fees, a misleading title on a ballot measure to repeal them could doom its passage.
Dan Walters has been a journalist for more than 60 years, spending all but a few of those years working for California newspapers. He began his professional career in 1960, at age 16, at the Humboldt Times...
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Weekly Walters 10/05/2018
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A collection of commentaries by Dan Walters over the past week.
Changing election rules to change election results
Once again, Legislature fiddles with election laws to affect the outcome of contests.
Brown paddles his canoe on left, then right
Jerry Brown once espoused a “canoe theory” about politics, paddling left and then right, and practiced in decreeing the fate of more than 1,000 bills during the 16th and final year of his two-part governorship.
Misleading title hamstrings gas-tax repeal measure
Although most California voters appear to oppose new gas taxes and car fees, a misleading title on a ballot measure to repeal them could doom its passage.
California schools face bleak financial future
A new report says California schools face a number of negative economic factors.
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Dan Walters has been a journalist for more than 60 years, spending all but a few of those years working for California newspapers. He began his professional career in 1960, at age 16, at the Humboldt Times... More by Dan Walters