Opinion: It’s the workers who pay when other San Diegans refuse tax increases
The Blue Line Trolley at the Fifth Avenue stop in Downtown. (File photo by Thomas Murphy/Times of San…
Billionaires open the purse to fight California wealth tax
A billionaire-funded political group gave a $5-million donation to the campaign opposing California’s proposed wealth tax, the first…
The California Left and the Wealth Tax
With every release of economic data, the case for a wealth tax becomes ever more obvious. While The…
Santa Clara scales back charter proposal, sends public works measure to voters
SANTA CLARA WON’T GET the sweeping charter overhaul city officials spent more than a year developing. Instead, city…
3 San Francisco government reform measures qualify for November ballot
The San Francisco Department of Elections has qualified three government reform measures for the November ballot that are…
Fresno councilmember says measure would protect taxpayers from SEDA debt. Does it really?
Reality Check is a Fresno Bee series holding those in power to account and shining a light on…
Are Fresno’s 4 new November ballot measures a rush job? ‘Clearly not enough time’
Reality Check is a Fresno Bee series holding those in power to account and shining a light on…
Fresno City Council president Nelson Esparza proposes 3 ballot measures for November
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Fresno City Council President Nelson Esparza is pushing for three new ballot measures that…
San Francisco affordable groceries measure heads to supervisors after committee delay
San Francisco Supervisor Bilal Mahmood is urging the Board of Supervisors to vote on the Affordable Groceries Act…
Oakland adds property transfer tax reform measure to November ballot
Oakland’s City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to add a ballot measure for November’s general election that will reform…
Instead of uniting the left, California’s billionaire tax measure has split Democratic allies
For all the media attention California’s proposed billionaire tax has generated nationally — with some blasting it as…
Billionaire Wealth Tax Headed to the California Ballot
Sponsors of a ballot measure in California that would place a one-time 5 percent tax on the wealth…