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 needs a new plan to protect Highway 1
By Stafford Nichols, Special for CalMatters Damage along the Pacific Coast Highway on Feb. 14, 2025, following a…
AI guardrails are being built right now
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Only 6 billionaires left California over its proposed wealth tax — but they took $27 billion in potential revenue with them
Six of California’s 214 billionaires have been widely reported to have left the state in time to avoid…
Gavin Newsom accused of ‘lies’ over California vs Texas, Florida taxes
Gov. Gavin Newsom was roasted for making an extraordinary claim that Florida and Texas, not California, are “the…
LACo Assessor Touts Effort to Capture Taxes from Unassessed Aircraft
An effort launched in January identified nearly 1,000 previously unassessed aircraft, which represent a combined $3.5 billion in…
How Bay Area billionaires are trying to stop California’s wealth tax
A group of Bay Area billionaires has poured $35 million into a campaign to block a proposed California…
Billionaire Uber co-founder reveals he’s bolted California for Texas
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick says he has traded California for Texas, joining a growing list of billionaires abandoning…
Silicon Valley Elite Plot $500 Million Endowment to Influence California
Silicon Valley billionaires have been seething over the threat of more taxes and regulations at home. Now, a…
Costco’s coming to Brea, but chummy texts between developer and city official raise questions – Orange County Register
The developer working to bring a Costco to Brea was agreeable to a more generous sales tax split…
An old tactic could jumpstart CA housing production
By William Fulton and Bill Higgins, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up…
Billionaire tax would cost California $25 billion in revenue
In November, Californians will consider a ballot measure to implement a 5 percent wealth tax on billionaires, which…