The state is overreliant on wealthy taxpayers as it is. If even if a fraction of this group is motivated to move, the consequences for the state's financial health will be enormous.
Healthcare in California faces a fiscal emergency thanks to Trump's tax cuts for the most well-off Americans. Robert Reich says the wealth tax initiative would address that and help rein in the power of the obscenely rich.
But it is unlikely — and certainly no reason to dump a system that, if replicated in all states, would mean no member of Congress would ever have to tremble in fear of being "primaried" by vengeful president.
If you thought the one-year anniversary of the Altadena and Pacific Palisades fires was going to be all about unity and hope, you haven't been paying close attention.
But the recent decision is unlikely to be the last word on the state's gun regulation because the 9th Circuit’s decision misreads Supreme Court precedent, misinterprets history and ignores the strong public safety interest.
If local, state and federal leaders have learned anything in the year after the Eaton and Palisades fires, they haven’t done a very good job showing it.
A central question of this mayor’s race will be whether the incumbent has done enough to address the shameful reality of a city that boasts extravagant wealth while tens of thousands of its people sleep without shelter.
