November 12, 2025
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Congress Must Temper Trump’s California Vendetta

By Tom Elias This has all the symptoms of a classical political vendetta: At every opportunity, President Trump does whatever he thinks might harm California, which does more to resist his agenda than any other […]

Governor Jerry Brown

Disclose Act: For His Legacy, Brown Must Sign This

By Tom Elias Most attention given putative new laws passed in the waning moments of this year’s legislative session in Sacramento has gone to items like a “sanctuary state” compromise making California safer for non-criminal […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Californians in Congress Must Back Hurricane Aid

By Tom Elias   It doesn’t seem that way now, with one hurricane after another battering the East and Gulf coasts, shutting down oil refineries, flooding downtowns and residential neighborhoods alike and inflicting hundreds of […]

College Diplomas

Speeding CSU Graduations Must Not Dumb Down Degrees

By Tom Elias The 23-campus California State University system knows it must somehow speed up graduation beyond today’s pace, which sees just 19 percent of entering freshmen graduate within four years. The low rate is at […]