Thomas Elias

OPINION- There were plenty of lousy votes taken during the summer’s congressional sessions, when President Trump’s omnibus “Big Beautiful Bill” eventually passed after numerous senators and House members obtained their...

OPINION- For many months, California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta laid low in the 2026 run for California governor. He did this by insisting he would run for reelection if Kamala...

OPINION- With more cases of measles already reported as of July in California than all of last year, it’s only a matter of time when one of the unvaccinated victims...

OPINION- 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 new environmental law.

OPINION- The California Department of Education estimates that fewer than 10 transgender high school athletes were among the 6 million students who participated in California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) sports last...

OPINION- Many politicians love to play fireman, often visiting disaster scenes and advising real firefighters on how they can do things better.

OPINION- Here’s the new reality for former Vice President Kamala Harris as she’s halfway though a summer of contemplating whether or not to campaign to become California’s next governor:

OPINION- If a U.S. senator doesn’t work to alleviate the fears of his or her constituents, they probably are not doing their job very well.