Thomas D. Elias
Shall We Throw a(n Ex) Parte
There is a good chance state lawmakers this year will pass a ban on ex parte communications involving members of the Coastal Commission. Nice...
Will Pols Really Wear Labels?
Give light and the people will find their own way. – Longtime motto of the former Scripps Howard newspapers.
The essence of that slogan –...
Who Cares About the Party?
One clear precedent emerged Tuesday night from California's primary election results: There will be no Republican contending this fall for the U.S. Senate seat...
If We Can’t Be First, How About Third?
Whew! The most actively contested California presidential primary election in decades is over. Candidates Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Bernard Sanders were ubiquitous for...
Good Idea Is Weakened
It seemed almost too good to be true when Republican state Sen. Andy Vidak of Hanford authored a bill aiming to keep many ex-legislators...
Who Will Vote in Primary?
Key questions in the June 7 primary election include not merely who will win in each major party and how many national convention delegates...
The Breeze? Oh, That’s Kamala Harris
You can tell by the television ratings that few are interested in the U.S. Senate primary. The two debates involving five candidates with the...
GOP Cry: We Are No. 3
Even before Californians at last start marking absentee ballots this month or begin to think about heading to the polls for the June 7...
Primary Timing — Ugh
Nothing like a nice fantasy to keep a person feeling warm at night. Fantasy is what comforts Vermont's Independent Sen. Bernard Sanders this month, as...
Sanchez Soon to Hit Back?
In more than a year since state Attorney General Kamala Harris declared she is running for the U.S. Senate seat soon to be vacated...
