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THOMAS ELIAS: There is a solid argument for delaying any statewide ethnic studies requirement until firm guidelines demanding factuality and prevention of falsehoods and propaganda are put in place.
THOMAS ELIAS: The bottom line here is that hopes have been dashed for anyone who banked on the state’s giddy, almost gloating announcement that it had approved this old idea
THOMAS ELIAS: For many years, California drivers and Republican politicians have blamed Democrats and high gas taxes for the huge difference in the price of gasoline here compared to other