California FocusOpinionElias: Local control backers attempt new initiativeThomas D. EliasMarch 29, 2023March 30, 2023 March 29, 2023March 30, 2023043 The folks who vowed in 2021 they’d repeal SB 9 and 10 hope to circulate petitions for a new initiative aimed at those laws and...
California FocusOpinionElias: Will ‘Greater Idaho’ inspire new State of Jefferson push?Thomas D. EliasMarch 22, 2023 March 22, 2023050 The Greater Idaho movement is far younger than the notion of a State of Jefferson, but it has moved much further toward its goal....
Arts & EntertainmentCalifornia FocusOpinionElias: Western grid proposal threatens Enron-like crisisThomas D. EliasMarch 15, 2023 March 15, 2023084 Regional electricity transmission organizations manage multi-state movements of power mostly to benefit companies that own the power lines....
California FocusOpinionNew cars all electric by 2035? Maybe notThomas D. EliasMarch 8, 2023 March 8, 202301050 More than a dozen Republican state attorneys general have filed a court document claiming the federal law behind the idea is unconstitutional....
California FocusOpinionElias: Mass transit merits potential budget cutThomas D. EliasMarch 1, 2023 March 1, 2023070 A look at the numbers gives a pretty good idea why Gavin Newsom chose transit to help make up a predicted $22 billion deficit....
California FocusOpinionElias: Major questions for state’s gas companiesThomas D. EliasFebruary 22, 2023 February 22, 20230837 The nation’s biggest natural gas utility, SoCalGas, over the last two months more than tripled charges to most of its 21.8 million customers....
California FocusOpinionElias: California resists bullying along Colorado RiverThomas D. EliasFebruary 15, 2023February 16, 2023 February 15, 2023February 16, 20230201 Southwestern states that draw water from the Colorado River are trying to bully California but Gavin Newsom isn’t standing for it....
California FocusOpinionElias: Decision time on gasoline gougingThomas D. EliasFebruary 8, 2023 February 8, 2023088 The “special” legislative session on gasoline price gouging called for last Dec. 1 by Gov. Gavin Newsom has dragged on for months....
California FocusOpinionElias: The fantasy world of state housing policyThomas D. EliasFebruary 1, 2023 February 1, 2023070 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, 20230100 Corporate utility executives whose decisions cost lives and burn homes and other buildings have been warned....