Thomas D. Elias

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Winter firestorms can give housing a fresh start | California Focus

1 day ago | chicoer.com | Thomas D. Elias

By almost any measure, the spate of housing bills adopted by California lawmakers over the last five years has failed. But the January firestorm that swept through large parts of Los Angeles County may give them new life. Those fires, ranging across portions of a 40-mile stretch on the south slope of the Santa Monica and San Gabriel mountains, destroyed more homes and apartments than any fire California had seen before.
Winter firestorms can give housing a fresh start | California Focus

1 day ago | orovillemr.com | Thomas D. Elias

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Can Newsom’s tariff resistance reboot his campaign?

2 days ago | record-bee.com | Thomas D. Elias

At this peculiar lame duck period in the political career of Gov. Gavin Newsom, almost anything he does – even if it’s merely pursuing a routine duty of his current office – will be evaluated in terms of his obvious yet still unstated desire to become president. But from the moment last summer when former President Biden exited last year’s race until this month, there was only one word to accurately describe Newsom’s putative campaign – supine.
Can Newsom’s tariffs resistance reboot his campaign? | California Focus

2 days ago | chicoer.com | Thomas D. Elias

Can Newsom’s tariffs resistance reboot his campaign? | California Focus
Can Newsom’s tariffs resistance reboot his campaign? | California Focus

2 days ago | orovillemr.com | Thomas D. Elias

At this peculiar lame duck period in the political career of Gov. Gavin Newsom, almost anything he does – even if it’s merely pursuing a routine duty of his current office – will be evaluated in terms of his obvious yet still unstated desire to become president. But from the moment last summer when former […] Originally Published: April 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM PDT
Elias: California’s Disney shows that its profits come before principles

6 days ago | mercurynews.com | Thomas D. Elias

For many generations, an American proverb stated that “Money talks, (other stuff) walks.” Maybe that old saying needs revision, though, as the sixth largest publicly traded corporation in California right now has plenty of money but appears intimidated by raw political power. Of course, the Walt Disney Corp. has been through a lot in recent years.
Elias: The high costs of incompetence

1 week ago | thecoastnews.com | Thomas D. Elias

It’s easy to blame the Trump administration for much of the incompetence that’s so readily visible in Washington, D.C. these days. Certainly, some of the officials he worked hardest to get confirmed to his administration have exhibited among the highest levels of ineptitude.
Who could solidify GOP voters if run for Governor becomes a 2024 replay

1 week ago | record-bee.com | Thomas D. Elias

Who could solidify GOP voters if run for Governor becomes a 2024 replay
Office-to-housing conversions now taking off

1 week ago | record-bee.com | Thomas D. Elias

Conversions of millions of square feet of unused office space to dwelling units are starting to take off all around California. Except, that is, in the state’s densest city, San Francisco. But that is likely to change soon, with Wells Fargo Bank’s longtime headquarters tower now for sale, along with two largely-unused office towers the federal government seeks to dispose of.
California Focus: If measles outbreak worsens, look to views spread by RFK, Jr.

1 week ago | ukiahdailyjournal.com | Thomas D. Elias

So far, the ongoing measles outbreak across this country and this state has not reached epidemic status. If it ever does, and if large numbers of unvaccinated children die, blame will be easy to assess. Some, of course, will accrue to President Trump, who last year bought out the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy […] Subscribe to continue reading this article. Originally Published: April 15, 2025 at 5:38 AM PDT