November 12, 2025
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Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

This ‘Tax’ May Be About To Rise:

If a committee of legislators or U.S. Senators whose most influential members were under criminal investigation ever considered raising taxes on Californians by significant amounts, protests would be non-stop and cacophonous. But with the seriously […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Are Anti-Semitism, Out-Of-State Tuition Linked?:

There is no doubt dependence on the higher tuition paid by out-of-state and foreign students has become established policy at the University of California. Now some believe this may be leading to the unintended consequence […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Most Of Gas Price Surge Likely Due To Price Gouging:

There is absolutely no doubt about a few facts surrounding the gasoline price surge Californians experienced in late winter and early spring. In March, California prices averaged 84 cents per gallon higher than the national […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Can Automatic Registration Increase Voter Turnout?:

No sooner had Oregon’s Democratic Gov. Kate Brown signed a new law automatically making a registered voter of every person who applies for or renews a drivers license in her state than California’s top elections […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Broad New Vaccination Law Is A Must:

Rarely has a new law been so urgently and obviously needed as the broad children’s vaccination requirement now being carried by the state Legislature’s only medical doctor, Democratic state Sen. Richard Pan of Sacramento. While […]