BBakersfield Read More If done right, municipal power could be viable for Bakersfield, experts say | NewsApril 18, 2026 Could being its own power generator help Bakersfield residents with their energy bills and help spur development as…
CCalifornia Read More Battles over business regulation resume in California’s Capitol with new legislation | Dan Walters | Dan-waltersApril 9, 2026 A nearly two-hour hearing in the Assembly Judiciary Committee Tuesday encapsulated the Capitol’s longest-running conflict — going at…
LLos Angeles Read More Los Angeles, Bay Area voters will decide whether to hike already high sales taxes | Dan Walters | Dan-waltersMarch 4, 2026 This year California voters will choose a new governor, fill other statewide offices, elect 100 state legislators and…
LLos Angeles Read More LA Mayor Karen Bass deflects blame, adds insult to injury for wildfire victims | Dan Walters | Dan-waltersMarch 3, 2026 The wildfires that swept through Los Angeles 13 months ago destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, with almost…
CCalifornia Read More California can’t shed a history of persistent government corruption | Dan Walters | Dan-waltersFebruary 11, 2026 Susan Shelley, a columnist at the Orange County Register, recently reminded her readers — and the whole state…
LLos Angeles Read More Who’s seeking fire aid for Los Angeles, candidate Newsom or Gov. Newsom? | Dan Walters | Dan-waltersDecember 10, 2025 California Gov. Gavin Newsom, an all-but-certain candidate for president in 2028, jumped at the chance to address a…
CCalifornia Read More California sees revenue uptick, but not enough to erase its chronic budget deficit | Dan Walters | Dan-waltersNovember 21, 2025 In the four months since the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted a new state budget, revenues –…
CCalifornia Read More California’s chronic deficit looms again as Newsom prepares his last state budget | Dan Walters | Dan-waltersOctober 21, 2025 It seems like just yesterday that Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators enacted a state budget that papered…