East Bay Leadership Series | Dan Walters

Please join the East Bay Leadership Council for Part 3 of the 2025 East Bay Leadership Series featuring Dan Walters, CalMatters Opinion Columnist and expert on California politics.

Walters is one of most decorated and widely syndicated columnists in California history, authoring a column four times a week that offers his view and analysis of the state’s political, economic, social, and demographic trends. He began covering California politics in 1975, just as Jerry Brown began his first term as governor, and started writing his column in 1981, first for the Sacramento Union for three years, then for The Sacramento Bee for 33 years, and now for CalMatters since 2017. His columns often appear in the East Bay Times and other papers across the state.

Walters has also authored two books about California, “The New California: Facing the 21st Century” and “The Third House: Lobbyists, Money and Power in Sacramento.” He is a frequent radio show guest and occasionally appears on national television, commenting on California issues.

Following conversations with Judy Woodruff on national politics and Attorney General Rob Bonta on the legal landscape in California, Dan Walters will round out the series, providing timely insights on political and policy shifts happening across the state and what they mean for East Bay businesses and communities.