San Jose politicians back billionaire governor candidate, slam billionaire-supported mayor
California’s race for governor took a bizarro turn Friday when progressive supporters of Tom Steyer, the race’s lone…
As billionaires bail, Mark Zuckerberg doubles down on California with $50 million donation
Mark Zuckerberg is going all-in on AI and STEM with his philanthropic efforts. Late last year, he and…
Yes, there really was a ‘March for Billionaires’ rally in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — As California struggles with homelessness and healthcare cuts, some activists are taking on an unexpected cause: fighting…
Tax billionaires, cut rents and other takeaways from California’s first gubernatorial debate
SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Gavin Newsom, barred from running for reelection, still took heat Tuesday during the first debate in…
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.…