Category: Opinion

There is more and more local traffic these days, a sure sign things are opening up.   Traffic still hasn’t returned...

By Tom Elias, Brentwood News Columnist As Californians shelter at home, eagerly awaiting the eventual reopening of myriad businesses and...

By Tom Elias, Brentwood News Columnist Californians have shown with great clarity during the coronavirus pandemic that if they’re convinced something needs...

By Tom Elias, Brentwood News Columnist Six weeks after Californians saw the legislative failure of SB 50, an attempt to...

By Tom Elias, Brentwood News Columnist Diamond lanes for the rich. Lexus lanes. A classic bait-and-switch. Social engineering on a...

It happens almost every winter: pundits from eastern news outlets make weeklong pilgrimages to California, interview top officials here and...

By Tom Elias, Brentwood News Columnist The utility company blackouts that accompanied the first severe blast of the fall fire...

By Tom Elias, Brentwood News Columnist At times during this fall’s still simmering fire season, rookie Gov. Gavin Newsom looked...