Taxes August 14, 2026
California voters are sharply divided over a ballot measure to impose a one-time tax on billionaires to help fund healthcare programs, according to a poll released Friday.
Taxes August 14, 2026
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has poured $102 million this year into Building a Better California, a group that's funding two ballot measures that could block a billionaire tax.
Taxes August 3, 2026
The controversial billionaire tax won the backing of the California Democratic Party on Sunday, the latest twist in the drama surrounding a measure that has roiled the left and its allies.
Taxes July 30, 2026
SEIU California, which is taking a neutral stance on the tax, is a parent organization of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, the union that crafted the measure and moved to put it on the November ballot.
Taxes July 30, 2026
Their candidates produced mixed results in June, but November’s billionaire tax fight could reveal how much influence their money can buy.
Taxes July 8, 2026
The November ballot item has triggered a rift among progressive labor unions and Democrats, groups critical to the measure's success.
Taxes July 2, 2026
A week after Gov. Gavin Newsom failed to broker a deal to stop a proposed billionaire tax, both sides of the fight are trading blame and bracing for a high-stakes, nationally watched political brawl.
Taxes June 29, 2026
Rep. Ro Khanna slammed Newsom's national tax proposal, accusing him of being a “cheerleader for the billionaire class” by refusing to back a proposed wealth tax on California’s billionaires.