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A view of the Presidio Terrace neighborhood in San Francisco in 2017. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

California Divide

Prop. 13 offers bigger tax breaks to homeowners in wealthy, white neighborhoods

by Jesse Bedayn April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

A new study finds white, wealthy homeowners in Oakland receive thousands more in tax breaks than owners of homes in minority neighborhoods.

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It’s time for California’s biggest corporations to pay their fair share

by Guest Commentary February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

California Capitol, home of the Assembly and Senate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Poll confirms Californians’ sour mood on higher taxes

by Dan Walters November 24, 2020November 24, 2020

California Capitol, home of the Assembly and Senate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

What will tax increase advocates do now?

by Dan Walters November 15, 2020November 11, 2020

Paul Gann, left, and Howard Jarvis hold up their hands as their co-authored initiative Propsition 13 takes a commanding lead in the California primary, in Los Angeles, June 7, 1978. Photo by AP Photo

In liberal California, election shows Prop. 13 tax revolt is alive and well

by Ben Christopher November 10, 2020November 10, 2020

A banner sponsored by Painters and Allied Trades Union hangs from a building on Martinez days before the election on Oct. 31, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

How California’s ballot became a battleground

by Emily Hoeven November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

California Capitol, home of the Assembly and Senate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Voters face three union-business conflicts

by Dan Walters October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

Jack Van Rooy places his mail-in ballot envelope into an official drop box in Visalia on Oct. 19, 2020. Photo by Lewis Griswold for CalMatters.

Podcast: Answering Abigail’s proposition questions

by Matt Levin October 26, 2020October 26, 2020

A close race for Prop. 15

by Emily Hoeven October 22, 2020October 22, 2020

California Gov. Gavin Newsom stands in front of four electric cars to announce an executive order requiring all new passenger vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035, a move the governor says would achieve a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, on Sept. 23, 2020, at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Photo by Daniel Kim, The Sacramento Bee via AP/Pool

Gov. Newsom expected to be sued after issuing new fracking permits

by Emily Hoeven October 21, 2020October 26, 2020