California FocusOpinionElias: The fantasy world of state housing policyThomas D. EliasFebruary 1, 2023 February 1, 2023022 If you’re looking for sure things among bills under consideration in the state Legislature, think of one word: housing....
California FocusOpinionElias: Utility execs might pay for negligent decisionsThomas D. EliasJanuary 25, 2023 January 25, 2023048 Corporate utility executives whose decisions cost lives and burn homes and other buildings have been warned....
California FocusOpinionElias: Storms expose failures of homeless programsThomas D. EliasJanuary 18, 2023 January 18, 2023045 The rains exposed how useless has been the bulk of the $11 billion-plus allocated for homeless aid over the last year....
California FocusOpinionElias: Khanna, Porter give clarity to Senate fieldThomas D. EliasJanuary 11, 2023 January 11, 2023079 Dianne Feinstein has not formally indicated she won’t seek a sixth full term next year, but that is the presumption among her fellow pols....
California FocusOpinionElias: California students swarm extra classesThomas D. EliasJanuary 4, 2023 January 4, 2023069 A record number of schoolchildren turned out over winter break to start making up for learning missed or lost during the pandemic....
California FocusOpinionElias: State usurping key powers from citiesThomas D. EliasDecember 28, 2022 December 28, 20221282 The state is slowly eroding the ability of a city or county to decide what it will look like and feel like over the next...
California FocusOpinionElias: DAs demand transparency in early release systemThomas D. EliasDecember 21, 2022December 23, 2022 December 21, 2022December 23, 2022063 There is nothing most California convicts want more than to be released before their sentence is up, even before they have earned enough good-conduct credits...
California FocusOpinionElias: Radical high court ruling on elections could backfireThomas D. EliasDecember 14, 2022December 15, 2022 December 14, 2022December 15, 2022063 The U.S. Supreme Court could give state legislatures — and only them — power over almost every aspect of how federal elections are conducted....
California FocusOpinionElias: California fares well in ‘Great Resignation’Thomas D. EliasDecember 7, 2022December 8, 2022 December 7, 2022December 8, 2022085 New findings from WalletHub, which tracks a variety of economic trends, show California ranks as the No. 38 state in resignations....
California FocusOpinionElias: Legislature must fix violent crime definitionsThomas D. EliasNovember 30, 2022December 1, 2022 November 30, 2022December 1, 20220105 The 'violent crime' tag currently is not applied to many crimes most people with common sense know are violent....