CitiesNewsPolitics & GovernmentSan MarcosSan Marcos FeaturedSan Marcos considers sales tax to support city servicesLaura PlaceMarch 22, 2024 March 22, 20240555 SAN MARCOS — Voters in San Marcos could see a half-cent or one-cent sales tax measure on the ballot this November as the city considers...
California FocusOpinionElias: Primary bodes ill for swing-district DemsThomas D. EliasMarch 20, 2024 March 20, 2024038 Democrats must do much better this fall if they expect to win back control of the House of Representatives....
CitiesCommunityVistaVista FeaturedState lawmaker denies opponent’s claims on new Vista billboardLaura PlaceJanuary 23, 2024January 25, 2024 January 23, 2024January 25, 20240469 VISTA — A new billboard popped up last week in downtown Vista featuring a photo well known among Southern California Democrats — an image of...
California FocusOpinionElias: A third party could threaten GOP, DemsThomas D. EliasNovember 20, 2023 November 20, 2023070 The specter of H. Ross Perot and his short-lived Reform Party still hangs over California political reality....
Community CommentaryOpinionElias: Why Newsom, DeSantis really need to debateThomas D. EliasSeptember 6, 2023 September 6, 2023086 This debate probably won’t do much to shape next year’s election, but it may draw some lines for 2028....
California FocusOpinionElias: Ironically, state could be key for Trump, DeSantisThomas D. EliasJune 14, 2023 June 14, 20230122 At this early date, there appears a decent chance Californians will have a key role in choosing the next GOP presidential nominee....