CA ballot props fuel longstanding tax-and-spending war
By Dan Walters, CalMatters A voter casts their ballot in downtown Fresno on June 2, 2026. Voters will…
California billionaire tax: Why millionaire Emil Barr canceled his San Francisco move
At 23, Emil Barr is already a millionaire building a business in Columbus, Ohio. But San Francisco’s investors…
Lashinsky: Lurie’s Muni bailout is a flawed deal. I’m voting for it anyway
Published Oct. 14, 2026at6:00am “This city has money.” So said Mayor Daniel Lurie in response to one of…
Berkeley wants to double soda tax as questions mount over millions in taxpayer spending
Berkeley, the first U.S. city to introduce a tax on soda and sugary drinks more than a decade…
Newsom faces lawsuit claiming health insurance tax violates Prop 35
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As California grapples with soaring Medi-Cal costs — including billions…
Prop. 43: What you need to know about CA tax initiative
By Yue Stella Yu, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In…
Top Democrats join the wealthiest in fighting a California tax increase on billionaires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It is not just tech moguls and venture capitalists fighting a California proposal to tax…
Newsom backs ban on wealth taxes in California election
By Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom in the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on Feb. 11,…
California’s top 1% pay nearly half the state’s income taxes—Prop 40 critics say it may hit everyone
California’s revenue is notoriously top heavy, leaving state coffers vulnerable to boom-and-bust cycles as the wealthiest residents see…
Endorsement: No on Measure RTM transit tax. BART created crisis; VTA doesn’t have one.
Bay Area voters, threatened with a transportation apocalypse if they don’t approve a billion-dollar-a-year sales tax increase for…
Endorsement: No on Measure RTM transit tax. BART created crisis; VTA doesn’t have one.
Bay Area voters, threatened with a transportation apocalypse if they don’t approve a billion-dollar-a-year sales tax increase for…
Britain taxed its billionaires—right as California votes on doing the same
Monaco has long been a tax haven for London’s ultrawealthy seeking to shield their fortunes from the UK…