Los Angeles, Bay Area voters will decide whether to hike already high sales taxes | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
This year California voters will choose a new governor, fill other statewide offices, elect 100 state legislators and…
LA Mayor Karen Bass deflects blame, adds insult to injury for wildfire victims | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
The wildfires that swept through Los Angeles 13 months ago destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, with almost…
Newsom’s last budget belies his ‘California for All’ pledge
By Chris Hoene, Special for CalMatters The podium prior to the Governor’s budget proposal presentation for the 2026-27…
California can learn from countries that tried wealth taxes
By Jared Walczak, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.…
California can’t shed a history of persistent government corruption | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
Susan Shelley, a columnist at the Orange County Register, recently reminded her readers — and the whole state…
California’s sluggish economy deserves spotlight this year
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses the state’s economic conditions during a press conference on the…
Opinion | – CalMatters
By Veronica Herrera and Daniel Coffee, Special for CalMatters Plastic waste in a recycling bin at a home…
Who’s seeking fire aid for Los Angeles, candidate Newsom or Gov. Newsom? | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, an all-but-certain candidate for president in 2028, jumped at the chance to address a…
California sees revenue uptick, but not enough to erase its chronic budget deficit | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
In the four months since the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted a new state budget, revenues –…
CA colleges must target financial aid to neediest students
By Emmanuel Rodriguez and Laura Hamilton, Special for CalMatters Students walk along Scholars Lane at UC Merced on…
Are more taxes a balm for California’s budget deficits?
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers a pre-recorded State of the State address via YouTube on…
California’s chronic deficit looms again as Newsom prepares his last state budget | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
It seems like just yesterday that Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators enacted a state budget that papered…