Thomas D. Elias
Myths and Lies — Know How to Recognize...
The tale of a great exodus from California has traveled from the cover of Newsweek magazine to the opinion pages of the great (if nearly bankrupt) Eastern newspapers. It even has sneaked onto the op-ed pages of some California newspapers and into some so-called news reports on California TV stations.
Campbell’s Case to be the Next Guv: His Expertise, Experience and...
Maybe California voters have had enough of a celebrity fix for awhile. Back in 2003, they elected Arnold Schwarzenegger governor largely on the strength of his movie stardom. Not even his admitted personal peccadilloes could bother the bulk of the voters who wanted to get rid of the grayest governor this state might ever have seen, Gray Davis.
Cleaning up Fiscal Waste in Prison System Is a Slow...
What happens when ordinary citizens use a newspaper column to expose at least $100 million, and possibly much more, in government waste at a time when critical state services are being cut because of the most serious cash crunch in generations?
From a Sea of Gloomy Faces, Feinstein Could Change Her Name...
There have already been plenty of surprises in the ongoing contest to become the next governor of California, and chances are there will be plenty more.
Governor’s Race: Villaraigosa, Hobbled Already, Has Three Big Ifs to...
To understand at least part of the scenario Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will need if he decides to run for governor next year, it helps to go back to 1974.
State Can Avoid the Coldest Cuts if Legislators Stand up to...
Ancient Egyptians first observed that only when we eliminate traditions do we discover why they became traditions in the first place.
Feinstein’s Kind-of Amnesty Bill May Solve a California Farm Workers’...
There's a slowdown all along the Mexican border. Border Patrol agents caught fully 27 percent fewer illegal immigrants trying to sneak into the United States between Nov. 1 and April 30 than during the same six months a year ago.
No Confidence — The Bulletin from Voters to Devious Arnold...
Call yesterday’s election results a resounding vote of no confidence against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the entire cadre of politicians who run California state government.
A Jumbled Picture: Where Medical Pot Is Legal and...
There is silence now where once loud huzzahs erupted from medical marijuana advocates in California after U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder signaled this spring that federal authorities no longer will raid or interfere with medipot dispensaries in states where it is legal, so long as users abide by state law.
The Gloomy Days We Are in for — Just in Case...
You might not like the idea of the sales tax, vehicle and income tax increases that would be extended through four years if Prop. 1A passes on Tuesday, May 19.
