Elias: Doubt removed — oil refiners gouging us
Consumers were taken advantage of by oil companies in a cartel-like manner as every gasoline refiner raised prices at the same moment.
California Focus
Elias: Expected anti-abortion ruling could boost state
California could be a leading beneficiary if the draft U.S. Supreme Court abortion opinion leaked in early May becomes reality?
Elias: EDD responsible for single-payer failure?
After the unemployment insurance debacle, why should Californians want to entrust massive sums of money to the state for distribution?
Elias: Is state’s big housing crunch mostly fiction?
Leading officials continually spout unsubstantiated, possibly phony, estimates of housing need in the state.
Elias: Cities fight to maintain distinctive characters
Thanks to Senate Bills 9 and 10, it’s open season on the character of every city in the state of California.
Elias: Pro-corporate bias in key mental health ruling
Until now, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal court that often gets to oversee California laws, appeared somewhat independent.
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.
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.”
