What these Democrats seeking to succeed Newsom would do differently
SACRAMENTO — Matt Mahan, the mayor of San José and latest entrant into the jam-packed race for California governor, has…
Billionaire Tom Steyer says he’d vote for California wealth tax
Billionaire Tom Steyer came out in favor of a proposed tax on California’s wealthiest residents, adding a prominent…
Is California’s proposed billionaire tax smart policy? History holds lessons
In the roiling debate over California’s proposed billionaire tax, supporters and critics agree that such policies haven’t always…
Gavin Newsom Built His Political Career With Billionaire Backing — Now California Is Preparing To Hit That Same Wealth Class With A Massive New Tax
Gavin Newsom’s (D-Calif.) rise from a Getty-backed entrepreneur to California governor now collides with a proposed billionaire wealth…
Explaining California’s billionaire tax: The proposals, the backlash and the exodus
The battle over a new tax on California’s billionaires is set to heat up in the coming months…
Amid rising costs, California and L.A. initiatives aim to tax the ultra-rich
California has billionaires on the brain. Last week union activists, hoisting giant cutouts of money bags and a…
Peter Thiel makes his biggest donation in years to help defeat California’s billionaire wealth tax
Venture capitalist Peter Thiel has written his biggest political check in years, donating $3 million to a California…
Commentary: California made them rich. Now billionaires flee when the state asks for a little something back.
California helped make them the rich. Now a small proposed tax is spooking them out of the state.…
Letters to the Editor: Is a billionaire tax the answer to California’s healthcare woes?
Jan. 7, 2026 5 AM PT To the editor: The debate over the proposed wealth tax on California’s…
Chamath Palihapitiya Says People Worth $500 Billion ‘Scrambled And Left California’ Over Billionaire Tax, Warns That It Will Deepen Budget Deficit
Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya says a proposed California billionaire tax is already driving ultra-wealthy residents out of the…
Column: As billionaires, will the Beyoncés and the Taylor Swifts stand up to tyranny?
Before Beyoncé married Jay-Z and began growing her family, she sang about dating a trifling, good-for-nothing type of…
California could impose a billionaire tax. Here’s how it would work.
A proposed billionaire wealth tax in California is sparking debate over whether the measure, if passed, would lead…