Meet Dan Walters

 

Dan Walters is the most decorated and widely syndicated columnist in California history. For decades, he has offered his analysis concerning CA’s political, economic, and social trends. For the past eight years his sometimes-controversial insights have been published in CalMatters. His articles have been carried in the Wall Street Journal and Time magazine and he has appeared on CNN, Fox News, and Capital Public Radio. Dan is a provocative political centrist who brings thoughtful insight to each one of his articles.  Mr. Walters is also the author or co-author of two books, “The New California: Facing the 21st Century” and “The Third House: Lobbyists, Money and Power in Sacramento.”

 

Hosts & Topics

 

Topics will include the Trump-Newsom wars, CA’s Oil “flip-flop,” Housing Mandates, the Governor’s race, the Dem party’s “generation rift” and much more. 

 

The event will be hosted by Brian Goebel from Spotlight Santa Barbara and Bill Macfadyen, the publisher of Noozhawk, an Event Sponsor. 

 

It will be lively and interactive—bring your questions!

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Recent Articles

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With the Trump-Newsom political feud back, the LA fires add a tricky new wrinkle

How Gavin Newsom channeled Jerry Brown 1.0 with his flip-flop on oil and gas

The clock is ticking for those hoping to be California’s next governor

Two years later, Californians still don’t know full impact of the $20 fast food wage

California’s gerrymander and generational rift could shake up its Democratic hierarchy