October 27, 2025
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Cal Fire expects to have the Springs fire in Ventura County contained on Monday.

Another Big Utility Under Suspicion in Fire Disasters

By Tom Elias As disastrous and deadly wildfires raged through once-lovely residential areas in the Wine Country and other Northern California points this fall, there were signs that the aftermath could play out similarly to […]

Age a Big Factor as Younger Dems Circle Feinstein

By Tom Elias  They see her as road-kill, the younger California Democrats hovering over longtime Democratic U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein this month just before and just after she announced her bid for election to a […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Key Amendment Reduced Potential Of Moved-Up Vote

By Tom Elias, Mirror Columnist   If any of this year’s legislative bills was a no-brainer for easy passage and then approval by Gov. Jerry Brown, it was Senate Bill 568, sponsored by Democratic state […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Vaccination Law Begins Showing Results

By Tom Elias The last year saw no major outbreaks of measles or any of the other nine potentially fatal diseases against which California public schoolchildren must be vaccinated – one possible result of a […]