California Focus: Ironic recall bears likely pluses for Gov. Newsom
A recall could make him a political hero and a martyr to many members of this state’s dominant Democratic Party.
Thomas Elias
California Focus: State vows to end vaccine discrimination, but can it?
The entire enterprise looks like an exercise in economic discrimination and classism.
California Focus: On vaccines for seniors, a historic bait & switch
If this was an inside job aimed at stoking the recall petition drive against Newsom, it could not have been carried out more effectively.
California Focus: The big price when scofflaws don’t enforce the law
The list of California law enforcement agencies refusing to enforce current stay-at-home, crowd-size and masking orders from Gov. Gavin Newsom and county health officials numbers
California Focus: Will Feinstein add to the musical chairs?
It now looks like an even bet, with California's senior US senator noncommittal so far.
California Focus: Nursing home residents need high vaccine priority
The proportion of disease victims and the degree of isolation among denizens of nursing homes has been staggering.
California Focus: As worst housing bills fail, market solution possible
Evidence keeps mounting that California’s longtime housing shortage can be solved by market forces set loose by the coronavirus pandemic.
Missing word makes gax tax campaign misleading
One dropped word can make almost any written passage wholly misleading and confusing. Imagine if President Trump’s 2016 election slogan had lacked the word “great.”
Remember the energy crunch? Say ‘no’ to regional electric grid
Way back in 1990, when Californians overwhelmingly voted to impose term limits on state officials, critics warned about the loss of “institutional memory” the move
Solar mandate, under attack, actually good for consumers
Ever since the California Energy Commission adopted a new solar panel requirement for new homes sold in 2020 and beyond, the edict has been under
