ballot measure

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Dan Walters

Billionaires bolt from blue states amid tax fears, mirroring rebellion in ‘Atlas Shrugged’ novel

In Ayn Rand's novel, society suffered after business leaders and other achievers left. Will that really occur if a tax chases away the rich?

By

Dan Walters

• March 17, 2026

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Homelessness

10 projects from Newsom’s mental health bond were supposed to open in 2025. That didn’t happen

Projects that are supposed to offer mental health and substance use care to foster youth, new mothers, unhoused people and other vulnerable Californians have been delayed or cancelled.

By

Marisa Kendall

• March 12, 2026

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Politics

Voter ID could be headed to the California ballot. Opponents plan to make it about Trump

A voter ID ballot initiative is gaining momentum in California as opponents aim to mount a campaign focused on President Donald Trump’s push for similar nationwide requirements.

By

Nadia Lathan

• March 10, 2026

Two vehicles with heavily damaged front ends face each other after a crash, debris scattered on the roadway and an orange traffic cone placed nearby while streaks of passing headlights blur across the scene.

Economy

Uber ballot initiative sparks showdown with lawyers, doctors

Lawyers and doctors oppose Uber’s proposed California ballot initiative, which would cap contingency fees and limit recoveries of medical costs for all car crashes in the state.

By

Levi Sumagaysay

• February 24, 2026

Commentary

Uber’s ballot measure would protect rideshare companies, not riders, from safety lapses

A proposed California law — if it made it to the ballot — would cap medical payouts in vehicular accidents and shrink lawyers’ payments in lawsuits against rideshare companies.

By Jamie Court and Nick Rowley • February 24, 2026

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Commentary

Two ads during Super Bowl hint at a high-dollar ballot battle in California next fall

Uber's ballot measure would limit the ability of injured passengers to sue. Three lawyer-back measures would hold rideshare companies responsible.

By

Dan Walters

• February 11, 2026

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Health

Coalition seeks LA County sales tax vote to offset federal healthcare funding cuts

A newly formed coalition wants to bring a half-cent sales tax before Angeleno voters in June to mitigate Medi-Cal losses

By

Ana B. Ibarra

• January 30, 2026

Protesters hold signs during a labor demonstration in front of two large inflatable figures, one resembling a worker in a cap and the other a suited animal character, set against trees on a campus-like lawn.

Commentary

Would California voters actually support a wealth tax on billionaires?

Should taxing real estate be supplemented by tapping other assets of the state’s billionaires? California voters may decide this year if a wealth tax initiative qualifies for the ballot.

By

Dan Walters

• January 21, 2026