commentary Commentary: Texas scores a goal on California as Chevron moves headquarters to Houston By Dan Walters | CalMatters | August 6, 2024 Chevron is California's oldest and most prominent petroleum company.
commentary Supreme Court could weaken environmental law used in California housing conflicts By Dan Walters | CalMatters | June 14, 2024 A recent Supreme Court ruling could curtail misuse of the California Environmental Quality Act by those who oppose development.
California Commentary | California’s budget deficit revives state’s everlasting battle over school funding By Dan Walters | CalMatters | May 21, 2024 Public school funding is the largest chunk of California's state budget, and for the past half-century it has been its most contentious element.
commentary New battlegrounds emerge in California’s endless housing conflict By Dan Walters | CalMatters | May 1, 2024 Insights into why a wealthy South Bay community had its housing element decertified, after it had been approved only months before.
commentary Commentary | Divisive Oakland freeway may be demolished By Dan Walters | CalMatters | June 1, 2021 A decades-long debate over the fate of Oakland's Interstate 980 freeway may be nearing an end as political figures call for its demolition.
commentary Commentary | California’s immense pension dilemma By Dan Walters | CALmatters | August 10, 2020 California's public pension system faces a huge unfunded debt but dealing with it involves increasing risk.
California Commentary | Tax vote issue gets cloudier By Dan Walters | CALmatters | September 17, 2019 Conflicting Superior Court decisions have created uncertainty over the 2/3 vote requirement for some local tax increases.
California Commentary | Property tax measure altered By Dan Walters | CALmatters | August 15, 2019 Sponsors of a 2020 ballot measure to increase property taxes on commercial real estate withdrew it this week and launched a revised version.
California Commentary | Los Angeles school tax flunks out By Dan Walters | CALmatters | June 10, 2019 LA thought local voters would approve a hefty tax increase for the schools, since the burden would fall largely on large property owners. Oops.
California Key conflicts roil California’s ever-evolving waterscape By Dan Walters | CALmatters | May 15, 2019 Farming needs are a flashpoint in California's water wars. Water could shift from agriculture to urban use and environmental enhancement.