Oped Archives - Century City News

Column: How The Rampaging Virus Led To No-bail Policy

May 14, 2020 wpengine

By Tom Elias, Century City-Westwood News Columnist First there were the “geriatric police,” cops who occasionally stopped senior citizens near...

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Column: Newsom Loses Transparency, Unity It Brought

April 30, 2020 wpengine

By Tom Elias, Century City-Westwood News Columnist Californians have shown with great clarity during the coronavirus pandemic that if they’re convinced something...

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Virus May Bring A Viable Housing Solution

April 23, 2020 Staff Report

By Tom Elias, Century City Westwood News Today Columnist “Before the pandemic, all my clients were asking for new leases...

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Get Ready For Biggest Budget Crunch In 12 Years

March 30, 2020 wpengine

By Tom Elias, Century City-Westwood News Columnist As of the end of last year, California’s budgetary rainy day fund amounted...

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SB 50 Revival Sought, With Big Changes

January 14, 2020 wpengine

Every time Scott Wiener amends his SB 50 plan to force much higher housing density on virtually all parts of...

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Return of Sb50: Good or Bad for Your Health?

December 27, 2019 Staff Report

By Tom Elias, Century City-Westwood News columnist The good news last year for many Californians who happen to live near light...

Education, Featured, News, Oped, Politics

UC Should Keep ACT, SAT; Not be Intimidated

December 13, 2019 Staff Report

By Tom EliasCentury City Westwood News Columnist For months, the University of California has been beset by the threat of...

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New School Year Will Bring More Campus Anti-semitism

September 28, 2019 wpengine

By Tom Elias There’s been a three-month hiatus in the growing phenomenon of anti-Semitism on California’s college and university campuses,...

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Column: Anti-vaxxer’s Violence Shows Cause Is Morally Bankrupt

September 9, 2019 Staff Report

By Thomas Elias For years, anti-vaccination activists have demonstrated against laws compelling schoolchildren to be inoculated against diseases like polio,...