Dan Walters

California Gov. Gavin Newsom highlighted inflation and abortion while unveiling his 2022-2023 state budget revision at a news conference in Sacramento on May 13, 2022. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Commentary

Newsom hops on inflation and abortion issues

The two hottest political issues this year are inflation and abortion and California Gov. Gavin Newsom highlighted his response to both while unveiling a revised state budget.

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Dan Walters

• May 16, 2022

California Gov. Gavin Newsom stands in front of four electric cars to announce an executive order requiring all new passenger vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035, a move the governor says would achieve a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, on Sept. 23, 2020, at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Photo by Daniel Kim, The Sacramento Bee via AP/Pool

Commentary

Newsom’s electric car nirvana collides with reality

Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Air Resources Board are boasting about California's shift to zero-emission vehicles but the reality of making it happen is daunting.

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Dan Walters

• May 15, 2022

Commentary

How Santa Ana discourages new housing with hefty fees

California cities have responded in myriad ways to pressure from the state for more housing construction, but the oddest may be a newly passed law in Santa Ana.

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Dan Walters

• May 11, 2022

Commentary

California crises abound, but they won’t be debated

California has many pressing issues, some of them crises, but without a real contest for governor, none of them will get a full political airing.

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Dan Walters

• May 10, 2022

Commentary

California housing war rages as construction lags

The conflict between California's state government and many cities over housing quotas continues while construction continues to lag behind need.

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Dan Walters

• May 9, 2022

Commentary

Journalists shed light on thorny California issues

There's a wealth of high-quality journalism about California issues if voters are willing to shun propagandistic outlets in favor of professional reporting and analysis.

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Dan Walters

• May 8, 2022