California Focus Syndicated Column

A twice-weekly syndicated newspaper column on California public affairs.

Sunday, December 14, 2025

MUSK’S ‘AMERICA PARTY’ GOING NOWHERE

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  CALIFORNIA FOCUS FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025 OR THEREAFTER BY THOMAS D. ELIAS “MUSK’S ‘AMERICA PARTY’ GOING NOWHERE”   ...

IF CALIFORNIA GETS A GOP GUV, DEMOS CAN BLAME CANDIDATE EGOS

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  CALIFORNIA FOCUS FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2025 OR THEREAFTER BY THOMAS D. ELIAS “IF CALIFORNIA GETS A GOP GUV, DEMOS CAN ...
Sunday, December 7, 2025

LARA SEEKS TO FULFILL INSURANCE COMPANY WISHES

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  CALIFORNIA FOCUS FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025 OR THEREAFTER BY THOMAS D. ELIAS “LARA SEEKS TO FULFILL INSURANCE COMPANY W...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

WHO’S REALLY FIGHTING ANTI-SEMITISM, AND WHO’S JUST USING IT POLITICALLY

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  CALIFORNIA FOCUS FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025 OR THEREAFTER BY THOMAS D. ELIAS “WHO’S REALLY FIGHTING ANTI-SEMITISM, AND WHO’S J...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

PROP. 50 LIKELY TO STAY INTACT NO MATTER THE FATE OF TEXAS GERRYMANDER

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 CALIFORNIA FOCUS FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025 OR THEREAFTER BY THOMAS D. ELIAS  “PROP. 50 LIKELY TO STAY INTACT NO MATTER TH...
Thursday, November 13, 2025

ARRESTS OF AIDES COULD ALTER TWO MAJOR CALIFORNIA RACES

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 CALIFORNIA FOCUS FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2025 OR THEREAFTER BY THOMAS D. ELIAS “ARRESTS OF AIDES COULD ALTER TWO MAJOR CALIFOR...
Sunday, November 9, 2025

“WHAT PADILLA’S OPT-OUT MEANS IN THE RUN FOR GOVERNOR”

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  CALIFORNIA FOCUS FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025, OR THEREAFTER BY THOMAS D. ELIAS “WHAT PADILLA’S OPT-OUT MEANS IN THE RUN FO...
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Thomas Elias writes the syndicated California Focus column, appearing twice weekly in 109 newspapers around California, with circulation over 2.3 million. He has won numerous awards from organizations like the National Headliners Club, the California Newspaper Publishers Association, the Los Angeles Press Club, and the California Taxpayers Association. He has been nominated three times for the Pulitzer Prize in distinguished commentary. Elias is the author of two books, "The Burzynski Breakthrough: The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government's Campaign to Squelch It" (now in its third edition; also published in Japanese and recently optioned for a television movie) and "The Simpson Trial in Black and White," co-authored with the late Dennis Schatzman.
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