January 13, 2026
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Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Brown, GOP Give Dems Tough Pension Choices:

Do the Democrats who dominate the state Legislature side with a governor of their own party or do they go the way of their colleague Republicans, who fought with party mate Arnold Schwarzenegger most of […]

Steve Stajich, Columnist

Shame On … Huh, What?:

Shame is getting to be one of those words like “thrifty” and “discipline” that seems to smell a bit musty every time it’s pulled-out and glued down somewhere. Maybe what we need to do with […]

Steve Stajich, Columnist

Will Big Wheel Roll Right Over Venice?:

There’s something tranquil and right about a spin on the Ferris wheel at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier just as the sun is going down, or even later when the moon hangs over […]

Steve Stajich, Columnist

Op-Ed: Dissent Is ‘Politically Productive’:

James William Fulbright, a United States Senator representing Arkansas from 1945 to 1975, was a politician who opposed Brown v. Board of Education, but supported formation of the United Nations and came to oppose U.S. […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

The Dodger Deal And A Big Prop. 13 Loophole:

Amid the euphoria that erupted in much of California when a group led by former basketball great Earvin “Magic” Johnson and financier Mark Walter spent more than $2 billion to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers […]

Steve Stajich, Columnist

Trayvon Martin: Framed By Media Priorities?:

You don’t need me to tell you that the media ensuing from the fatal shooting of 17 year-old Trayvon Martin by 28 year-old George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida has been filled to bursting with haggling […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Vote Against Transparency Helps Explain GOP Plight:

Despite persistent delusions that it retains plenty of influence, the California Republican Party is in increasing danger of descending into third place among party registration choices of California voters. That’s clear from the newest voter […]