Elias: Irony in failure of environmental bill
There’s been deep irony in Sacramento this summer, as some normally environmentally oriented state senators deep-sixed what might have been the year’s most important potential...
California wildfires
Elias: Will consumers pay utility’s big fire fine?
When California’s second-largest electric utility settled a U.S. Forest Service claim for starting a huge fire that covered 114,577 acres in 2020, officials of that...
Elias: What would it take for a big utility to lose its monopoly?
The latest response of California’s top regulatory commission to a disaster caused by an electric company can lead to only one logical question: How badly...
Lara, Newsom appear bent on enriching insurance companies
From the way they’re acting, it’s clear Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara believe they have no choice other than caving in...
Elias: The deadly contents of wildfire smoke
The next time authorities issue a smoke advisory telling residents of California areas previously unaffected by wildfires to stay inside with closed windows and doors...
Elias: What blackmail won for insurance
The insurance industry apparently gained a lot by blackmailing millions of Californians last summer and fall....
Elias: Utility execs might pay for negligent decisions
Corporate utility executives whose decisions cost lives and burn homes and other buildings have been warned....
Regional fire, water officials unveil ‘helo-hydrant’ to combat wildfires
FALLBROOK — A joint collaboration between three local agencies is improving firefighters’ ability to combat wildfires. The Rainbow Municipal Water District, North County Fire Protection...
Fire chief: Residents must embrace ‘fire environment’
Vista fire Chief Jeff Hahn shared important fire safety tips and information during a July 10 Vista Rotary Club meeting at the Shadowridge Golf Club....