Dan Walters
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Walters: Major California freeway closed by fire center of controversy again
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass deflect suggestions that homeless camps might have been responsible.
Walters: California needs to fix school curricula before requiring more
Adding new mandates takes class time away from basics that too many students are not already mastering.
Walters: Will Newsom become one of California’s unpopular ex-governors?
His thin record of achievement and a wandering attention span helps explain sharp dip in approval ratings.
Walters: California’s first real U.S. Senate race in a generation
Republicans haven’t mounted a serious bid for a quarter-century, and the governor appointed the current senators.
Walters: How to lower California’s highest-in-nation poverty rate
To date, federal and state authorities have focused on raising incomes of the poor through subsidies.
Walters: Why two Bay Area cities are falling behind in housing
Why in San Jose and San Francisco it is so difficult to build and what must change to jump-start construction.
Walters: California GOP delegation vulnerable after McCarthy’s ouster
Republicans won control of the House in 2022 with the help of four heavily contested Golden State congressional seats.
Walters: Gavin Newsom’s trip to Israel and China tinged with hypocrisy
His soft-pedaling approach to China stands in stark contrast to his drumbeat of harsh rhetoric directed at Republicans.
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Walters: California needs to get serious about water management
It’s beyond time to take the state’s situation seriously and become more proactive on flood protection and storage.
Walters: California’s economic outlook worsens as Newsom travels overseas
When he returns, governor will find a state experiencing a slowdown that could bode ill for the remainder of his term.