Local businesses are the heartbeat of every community, yet when economic tides shift—rising costs, supply disruptions, or new customer behaviors—staying afloat can feel like steering a canoe through r...
Bring back California’s timber industry to profitably thin the state’s overgrown forests By Edward RingCalifornia Globe A few years ago I was involved in an effort to qualify a ballot initiative, the ...
Imagine standing on the mist-shrouded banks of the Salmon River at dawn, where the North and South Forks converge in a thunderous embrace just upstream from the tiny outpost of Forks of Salmon. The wa...
By Dan Walters, CalMatters A home for sale in the Sunset district in San Francisco on July 12, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign u...
By Adam Echelman, CalMatters Trucks carrying crops drive through farmland outside of Firebaugh in Fresno County on Sept. 24, 2025. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local This story was...
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Former U.S. Rep. Katie Porter speaks during a gubernatorial candidates' event hosted by the California Federation of Labor Unions, AFL-CIO and the State Building and Co...
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom still insists he hasn’t decided to run for president in 2028. But after persuading California’s voters to gerrymander the state’s congressional districts t...
I was going through my emails awhile back, mostly just reading headlines. It’s my way of quickly getting an idea of what’s happening in the world of news. One headline said, America Divid...
Small businesses aren’t just economic engines — they’re social anchors. From the corner café sponsoring youth sports to the local clinic hosting nutrition workshops, business owners play a quiet but p...
By Dan Walters, CalMatters U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi addresses the media during a press conference with a delegation of Texas Democrats who fled their state over the GOP redistricting plan at the Governo...