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California Is Home to 200 Billionaires. Organizers Say It’s Time to Tax Them.
If passed, California’s Proposition 40 would generate funding for health care, education, and food assistance programs.
The Tech Oligarchs Have Captured Washington — Now They’re Pivoting to the States
AI and crypto firms have spent record amounts on the 2026 midterms.
Trump’s “Drill, Baby, Drill” Regime Is Now Targeting California’s Coastline
The US Commerce Secretary is bullying California with an audit that could strip the state of control over its own coast.
Republican Attorneys General Sue Abortion “Shield Law” States in Supreme Court
The AGs also filed a separate lawsuit in a Louisiana district court against individual providers in three states.
The Billionaire Tax Could Be Defeated by 2 Other Tax Measures — Here’s How
A billionaire-backed group aims to undermine California’s wealth tax and create multiple ways to defeat it.
Some Black Los Angelenos May Soon Receive Environmental Reparations
New legislation would steer $5 million collected from penalized oil wells into cash aid for 1,000 nearby households.
California Eyes Prison Heat Protections That Fall Short of Other Workplaces’
Incarcerated workers often make less than 50 cents an hour; it could take weeks to make enough to buy a personal fan.
AIPAC’s Network Has Already Spent $67.2 Million to Shape the Midterm Elections
The giant influx from American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACs is a case study in money distorting politics.
Families Are Fighting Draconian No-Contact-Visit Policy at California ICE Jail
The California City Detention Facility has banned loved ones from hugging those who are facing possible deportation.
Releases, Not Transfers, Must Be at the Center of Prison Closure Plans
As former residents of a California prison, we celebrated its closure but abhorred the punitive transfer process.