California Focus OpinionElias: Pro-corporate bias in key mental health rulingThomas D. EliasApril 13, 2022 April 13, 2022095 Until now, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal court that often gets to oversee California laws, appeared somewhat independent.
California Focus OpinionElias: Why utility fines mean so littleThomas D. EliasApril 6, 2022 April 6, 2022066 The utilities know they’ll get the money back, and then some, the next time the Public Utilities Commission considers a rate increase.
California Focus OpinionElias: Will UC forfeit tax status, impartiality?Thomas D. EliasMarch 30, 2022 March 30, 2022079 The faculty is putting at risk the institution’s longstanding impeccable credentials as an impartial source of reliable information.
California Focus OpinionElias: Gas gouge deja vu — Don’t blame the warThomas D. EliasMarch 23, 2022 March 23, 2022184 This is the 10th time in the last 12 years that gasoline prices have risen suddenly and far more than external circumstances can justify.
California Focus OpinionElias: NIMBYs get a bad rapThomas D. EliasMarch 17, 2022March 17, 2022 March 17, 2022March 17, 20221333 Rarely has a group suffered a less deserved rash of insults than homeowners who may favor developments, but “not in my backyard.”
California Focus OpinionElias: Utility profits unspoken part of rooftop solar fightThomas D. EliasMarch 9, 2022 March 9, 20220311 For state utilities like San Diego Gas & Electric, buying power from distant solar farms means vast profits.
California Focus OpinionElias: Good reason for a gas tax holidayThomas D. EliasMarch 3, 2022 March 3, 20220117 That kind of move has been anathema for California governors since the 2003 recall of Democrat Gray Davis.
California Focus OpinionElias: At last, someone slows wildland developmentThomas D. EliasFebruary 23, 2022 February 23, 20220116 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
California Focus OpinionElias: Zoom learning gets its grade — F for flopThomas D. EliasFebruary 16, 2022 February 16, 2022187 Pass rates fell by 12% in math and 6% in English language arts testing.
California Focus OpinionElias: Lines keep blurring between citizens, non-citizensThomas D. EliasFebruary 9, 2022 February 9, 20221111 For those who want all immigrants to enjoy all the rights of citizens, the early part of this year has been a banner time.