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.

Banning paper receipts just more pettifoggery

Banning paper cash register receipts doesn’t rise to the level of a legislative solution. It’s pettifoggery.

Can California close its ‘achievement gap’?

A persistent “achievement gap” plagues California schools, but it’s uncertain how it can be closed.

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.

Dan Walters is one of most decorated and widely syndicated columnists in California history, authoring a column four times a week that offers his view and analysis of the state’s political, economic,...