Sacramento mayor declines to place tax on ballot
Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty gives his first State of the City address on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, at…
Former San Diego councilmember sues over empty home tax ballot measure
Former San Diego city councilmember Scott Sherman has filed a court petition seeking substantive changes to a proposed…
Billionaires bolt from blue states because of tax fears
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Janitors, nurses, teachers and labor organizers rally at the state Capitol in Sacramento to…
California launches probe after video shows petition gatherers offering money for signatures
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California election officials said Friday that they are investigating whether signature collectors in San…
California’s first Prop. 1 mental health projects delayed, cancelled
By Marisa Kendall, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. None of…
California voter ID initiative kicks off Democratic opposition
By Nadia Lathan, CalMatters A voter casts a ballot in Sacramento on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by Miguel…
Oakland voters will decide June parcel tax measure to fund police, fire and city services
The Oakland City Council voted this week to place a new parcel tax measure on the June ballot…
Former mayor leads charge to repeal San Diego’s trash fee
The Lincoln Club Business League on Tuesday announced it was collecting signatures for a ballot measure to repeal…
Voter ID appears headed for California’s November ballot. What you should know
SACRAMENTO — A proposed initiative to require Californians to show identification every time they vote, and election officials to verify…
Uber ballot initiative sparks showdown with lawyers, doctors
By Levi Sumagaysay, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In November,…
This Great Highway Obsession Must End For the Good of San Francisco
Dear Neighbors in District 4, I am writing to you from a faraway place that most of you…
Billionaires Spielberg, Zuckerberg look outside of California amid wealth-tax proposal
California may be losing two of the state’s most famed residents and generous political donors. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg…