Thomas D. Elias
Why Illegals Flock to Dems
It was bound to happen once Republican presidential candidates like Donald Trump and Ted Cruz began building their campaigns on a foundation of anti-illegal...
Cleaning up Sacto with a Toothbrush
The revolving door in Sacramento is decisively alive and well today, but a move is afoot to crimp it a little.
Nancy McFadden, chief of...
Sign Here? It Ain’t So Easy
It takes fewer valid signatures to qualify an initiative for a statewide vote than at any time in the last 20 years – 365,880,...
Giving the Bad Guys a Break
Fights are likely this fall over taxes, marijuana, education, water and possibly campaign donations. But if Gov. Brown's plan to reduce prison populations even...
Bracing for Trump Ugliness
Donald Trump is about to become a major presence all around California. So are Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, both...
Why Bullet Fails, Light Rail Flies
In a little more than a month, the Metro Expo Line's final portion will open for business, making it possible to take trains from...
Shaky Brown Legacy Shrinking
Gov. Brown has tried for months to ignore the growing scent of corruption afflicting his administration. Instead, he pushes the worldwide battle against climate...
Who Thought for Ronnie? He Did (with Nancy)
Barely three weeks after Ronald Reagan became the first professional actor elected governor of California, in late January 1967, he gave an hour of...
Why Is GOP So Narrow-minded?
Watch the primary election process playing out nationally and in California, and you almost have to wonder whether the state and national Republican Party...
Tax Would Be Unfair for Decades
If all goes according to the plans of a relatively new environmental agency, the most progressive part of California soon will inflict the most...
