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.
California Battles over local tax measures heat up By Dan Walters | CALmatters | April 18, 2019 The last couple of election cycles have seen hundreds of local tax measures placed before voters, and more are on the way.
California DMV crisis could make or break Newsom By Dan Walters | CALmatters | April 15, 2019 Forget El Salvador and the global stage, how he handles this more prosaic crisis at home could have a greater effect on his political career.
Uncategorized Managerial miscues plague the state By Dan Walters | CALmatters | April 7, 2019 Anyone tried to get a REAL ID recently? Findings from a recent DMV audit won't surprise you.
California Brown leaves Newsom a managerial mess at DMV By Dan Walters | CALmatters | January 7, 2019 DMV made many errors in automatically registering Californians to vote, and in implementing “Real ID” driver’s licenses. The resulting mess may result in top-to-bottom audit.