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California voters shot down a tax on billionaires’ assets but said yes to a high-income tax. They were just two of the five tax questions on the ballot.
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Martin do Nascimento/KQEDAfter Silicon Valley spending spree, more moderate Democrats are heading to California's legislatureNew tech-backed super PACs spent tens of millions of dollars boosting some Democrats over their more progressive opponents. Almost all of their favored candidates won their contests, despite voters’ broad distrust of AI and billionaires. -
Pacific PowerCalifornia residents are already facing high energy costs. Now the utility company has proposed hiking rates by a historic amount.
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Families of those killed by death row inmates react to California Gov. Gavin Newsom commuting their sentences to life in prison. -
Shasta County has refused to release a subpoena it allegedly received regarding June 2026 election results. CalMatters and Shasta Scout are suing to obtain a copy of the document. -
The first comprehensive inventory of the area and volume of western glaciers from Portland State University found 300 have disappeared since the mid-20th century. -
California’s ban on addictive social media features for kids takes effect in January. Now Big Tech is trying to stop it in federal court. -
Jane Kim declares victory in the insurance commissioner race, which could signal big changes for California’s insurance market. -
The mayor of Montague, California was cleared of allegations made against him in a civil grand jury report earlier this year. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted death sentences for 548 state prisoners, saying “state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values.” Victims rights advocates criticized his decision. -
California billionaires put Prop. 42 on the ballot to counter a proposed wealth tax. It passed, creating a new obstacle to future wealth taxes. -
Unlike his predecessor, Democratic Gov.-elect Xavier Becerra has made few promises on the campaign trail and only hinted at certain policy priorities. -
The only California county having problems counting ballots is Shasta, which has an election office run by Clint Curtis, one of President Trump’s election deniers. -
The two borrowing measures — Propositions 1 and 37 — tackle the state’s affordable housing crisis in very different ways and by targeting very different constituencies. -
Some of the state’s wealthiest residents have spent hundreds of millions to defeat Prop. 40, the “billionaire tax.” Supporters say billionaires should pay their “fair share” and help fund social services.
