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We’ll Find Out if Prop. 13 is Still a Sacred Cow

February 1, 2019

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February 1, 2019

It’s been almost 41 years since Proposition 13 passed in 1978, lowering property taxes for every home, apartment building, commercial...

Opinion

Partisan Schisms The Result Of One-Party Rule

November 13, 2017

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November 13, 2017

By Tom Elias   Some of the 25 surviving Republicans in the state Assembly – a politically endangered species in...

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist
Opinion

Will Next Governor End State Corruption?

October 16, 2017

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October 16, 2017

By Tom Elias   The well-documented corruption in various wings of California state government shows few signs of abating soon....

Opinion

All-Renewable Power: Reachable Goal For State

October 12, 2017

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October 12, 2017

By Tom Elias Back in 2002, when California set its first statewide renewable energy goals, the petroleum industry and others...

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist
Opinion

The Dangerous Constitutional Convention Measure

October 5, 2017

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October 5, 2017

By Tom Elias The California ballot has seen plenty of dangerous propositions over the years, and yet another one may...

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist
Opinion

State Likely Dodges New Energy Crunch

October 2, 2017

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October 2, 2017

By Tom Elias   The only time California ceded control of its power supply to out-of-state interests, it produced utter...

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist
Opinion

Californians in Congress Must Back Hurricane Aid

September 15, 2017

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September 15, 2017

By Tom Elias   It doesn’t seem that way now, with one hurricane after another battering the East and Gulf...

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist
Opinion

Newsom: Spread the Wealth a Basic Belief

August 7, 2017

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August 7, 2017

By Tom Elias Gavin Newsom has a reported net worth of more than $10 million, an ownership interest in more...

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist
Opinion

Cap & Trade Shows The California Difference

July 27, 2017

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July 27, 2017

By Thomas D. Elias No other state has a cap-and-trade system anything like California’s for limiting and, in the long...

Opinion

Opinion: Key Court Decision Gives Home Buyers New Protection

January 10, 2017

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January 10, 2017

By Tom Elias No industry is more vital to the finances of vast numbers of Californians than real estate. With...

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