Category: Opinion

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...

By Thomas Elias For years, anti-vaccination activists have demonstrated against laws compelling schoolchildren to be inoculated against diseases like polio,...

By Tom Elias Build 3.5 million new dwelling units by 2025 and California’s housing shortage will be solved, Gov. Gavin...

Tom Elias Listening to the pro-housing passion of Scott Wiener, the Democratic state senator from San Francisco sponsoring what was...

By Tom Elias There is little doubt the “Beat LA” cry often heard when Southern California sports teams play in...

By Thomas Elias As they consider Senate Bill 50, many who are aware of the latest attempt by San Francisco’s...

By Thomas Elias It turns out Gov. Gavin Newsom was deadly serious when he insisted as a candidate last year...