Taxes

Now is the worst possible time to raise taxes, but that hasn’t stopped lawmakers in Sacramento and local politicians from proposing 243 local tax increases.

Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to "step up our game" on fighting climate change, but must contend with a stark reality.

The California Supreme Court is making it easier to enact specialized local taxes, which could erode budgetary authority of elected officials.

Any repeal of Prop. 13 should be comprehensive, careful and be a part of a wholesale review of California’s broken tax system.

In the midst of a pandemic, a recession and myriad other crises, California voters will decide the fate of tax increase measures that would raise billions of dollars if passed.

The justifications that only the biggest corporations will pay the tax and the implication that small businesses are protected are easily refuted.

California politicians are gambling on high-risk stopgaps to relieve the impacts of COVID-19's recession.

How should California dig itself out of a $54 billion deficit? A divide between state lawmakers over how to generate revenue mirrors a national reckoning in Democratic politics.

California voters may see a slew of new local tax proposals after a state appellate court ruled that the two-thirds vote requirement doesn't apply to those placed on the ballot via initiative petitions.

The governor’s proposal to temporarily raise funds from some businesses would generate $4.4 billion, but it remains woefully inadequate. More can be done.