Thomas D. Elias
Porter Ranch Is Not San Bruno
A flood of lawsuits began within weeks after a huge, still-ongoing leak of natural gas arose in late October from a Southern California Gas...
State Looking for a Pot to Hiss in
It surely looked like reefer madness was back the other day when the state began advertising for a new medical marijuana czar. The timing...
Why Trump’s Lies Don’t Matter
There is a simple answer to the question of why the seemingly constant lying of presidential candidate Donald Trump has not cost him much,...
Get Used to Lumpy Roads, Says Brown
It will be no surprise if Californians don't see many needed highway repairs getting underway in the next year. For the Jerry Brown administration...
PUC Goes Back to a P.U. Stance
For many years, California's powerful Public Utilities Commission has conducted Kabuki-style dances with the multi-billion-dollar corporations it regulates. The latest significant commission decision amounts...
Cosmetic Changes Aside, GOP Still Loses Here
Rarely has a political party flailed in as many futile ways as California's branch of the Republican party.
In a state where Latinos are plainly on...
A Haircut for Public Employee Pensions?
Ballot initiative campaigns don't usually center around definitions, but the question of what is a pension and what is not is one battle over...
Rare Scene When Parental Outrage Worked
After three years of steadfastly denying the increased enrollment of foreign and out-of-state students could endanger the very California identity of the University of...
Syria Refugee Vote A Roadmap to 2016 Election
Anyone looking for a roadmap showing which of California's 53 congressional district elections will be tight next year need look no farther than how...
Is Brown Guilty? Call It a Cinch
There is no doubt Gov. Brown has tolerated corruption in his administration. There are hints that he might be personally involved.
For corruption Mr. Brown...
