California Focus Syndicated Column

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

Sunday, October 26, 2025

THIS IS CANDIDATE SELF-DESTRUCTION SEASON

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  CALIFORNIA FOCUS FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025 OR THEREAFTER BY THOMAS D. ELIAS “THIS IS CANDIDATE SELF-DESTRUCTION SEASON” ...
Sunday, October 19, 2025

CAN NAMING RIGHTS, PLUS $1B PER YEAR, RESCUE THE BULLET TRAIN?

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  CALIFORNIA FOCUS 1720 OAK STREET, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA 90405 FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28 , 202 5 , OR THEREAFTER   BY THOM...
Sunday, October 12, 2025

SB 79 WON’T SOON HELP MANY CALIFORNIANS

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  CALIFORNIA FOCUS FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025 OR THEREAFTER BY THOMAS D. ELIAS "SB 79 WON’T SOON HELP MANY CALIFORNIA...
Sunday, October 5, 2025

“DID HARRIS WRITE HERSELF OUT OF THE ’28 RACE?

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  CALIFORNIA FOCUS FOR RELEASE: TUESD AY, OCTOBER 14 , 202 5 , OR THEREAFTER   BY THOMAS D. ELIAS   “DID HARRIS WRITE HERSELF OUT OF ...
Sunday, September 28, 2025

TRUMP GOES AFTER UCLA FIRST AND HARDEST BECAUSE IT’S A FAT TARGET

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  CALIFORNIA FOCUS FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025 OR THEREAFTER BY THOMAS D. ELIAS “TRUMP GOES AFTER UCLA FIRST AND HARDEST BE...
Sunday, September 21, 2025

WILDFIRE FUND LEADS INEVITABLY TO SMUG UTILITIES

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  CALIFORNIA FOCUS FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 OR THEREAFTER   BY THOMAS D. ELIAS “WILDFIRE FUND LEADS INEVITABLY TO SMUG...
Sunday, September 14, 2025

IF COVID-WRACKED BODIES STACK UP THIS YEAR, BLAME RFK Jr., TRUMP

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  CALIFORNIA FOCUS FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, OR THEREAFTER   BY THOMAS D. ELIAS “IF COVID-WRACKED BODIES STACK UP THIS YEAR,...
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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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