Elias: Why utility fines mean so little
The utilities know they’ll get the money back, and then some, the next time the Public Utilities Commission considers a rate increase.
Thomas D. Elias
Elias: Will UC forfeit tax status, impartiality?
The faculty is putting at risk the institution’s longstanding impeccable credentials as an impartial source of reliable information.
Elias: Gas gouge deja vu — Don’t blame the war
This is the 10th time in the last 12 years that gasoline prices have risen suddenly and far more than external circumstances can justify.
Elias: NIMBYs get a bad rap
Rarely has a group suffered a less deserved rash of insults than homeowners who may favor developments, but “not in my backyard.”
Elias: Utility profits unspoken part of rooftop solar fight
For state utilities like San Diego Gas & Electric, buying power from distant solar farms means vast profits.
Elias: Good reason for a gas tax holiday
That kind of move has been anathema for California governors since the 2003 recall of Democrat Gray Davis.
Elias: At last, someone slows wildland development
A judge in Lake County said no to a luxury mixed use project on land partly singed by past fires and deemed likely to see
Elias: Zoom learning gets its grade — F for flop
Pass rates fell by 12% in math and 6% in English language arts testing.
Elias: Lines keep blurring between citizens, non-citizens
For those who want all immigrants to enjoy all the rights of citizens, the early part of this year has been a banner time.
California continues as political cash cow
No candidate who benefited from those infusions of Californians’ money and time ever said much to those who contributed.
