Elias: In latest bailout plan, utilities want your income info
Now comes the latest bailout effort for California’s three largest electric utilities, PG&E, Southern California Edison and SDG&E....
California Focus
Elias: Newsom gun control push has major flaws
The weaknesses in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal for a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do not lie with the gun controls he seeks....
Elias: The housing density rebellion begins
A new initiative would let local officials or voters override laws the Legislature passes or has passed that regulate housing and land use....
Elias: State’s movie tax credit really works
The state's film tax credit was extended another five years the other day with a signature from Gov. Gavin Newsom....
Elias: 40% consider leaving? That’s very old news
The purveyors of the supposedly newsworthy report never admitted their study is a virtual duplicate of one conducted back in 1970....
Elias: State split ideas going to new lows
A separatist movement has arisen recently in El Dorado County, best known for containing part of the gorgeous Lake Tahoe....
Elias: AI makers must create, observe new laws of robotics
Without active prevention someone somewhere will create a machine capable of murdering humans at its own whim....
Elias: Big boxes will join conversion parade
Some estimates predict as many as 1.2 million new housing units where formerly there were offices and stores. ...
Elias: Ironically, state could be key for Trump, DeSantis
At this early date, there appears a decent chance Californians will have a key role in choosing the next GOP presidential nominee....
Elias: Insurance company fires a warning shot
Last month, State Farm said it had stopped taking applications for new property and casualty insurance in California because of wildfires....
Elias: Despite bleating, transit cuts merited
Gov. Gavin Newsom should stick to his planned cut in transit funding, at least until the systems improve policing, sanitation and safety....
Elias: Cash reparations in California likely illegal
Government favoritism of one group over others is not permitted under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution....
Elias: City-state relations are at an all-time low
Dozens of cities in most parts of the state are out of compliance today with a 1960s-era housing law signed by then-Gov. Ronald Reagan....
Elias: Hard left behind drive to retire Feinstein
This months-long campaign is an effort by the relentlessly uncompromising hard left of the state Democratic Party to take over a key post....
Elias: Anti-hate talk is fine, but it’s time for action
If California is serious about fighting hate, its government might take a few actions that have long been authorized....
