Talking billionaires in California and a blue tsunami after the election
Proposition 40 appears headed for defeat. California will send more Democrats to Congress. What do these and other election results mean for voters in the Golden State?
The Proposition 40 billionaire tax appears headed for defeat in California, even as voters in much of the country veered sharply left on messages of economic populism.
Mariel Garza and Paul Thornton talk with "Laughing Leads to Crying" writer Josh Gohlke – their former colleague at the L.A. Times Opinion section – about the initiative process in California and some of the more interesting down-ballot races statewide that might have been obscured by the seismic results in the rest of the country.
Neither Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman have articulated a coherent vision for Skid Row, where harm-reduction strategies such as needle exchange are under attack.
At the 144,000-square-foot ballot processing center, L.A. County residents' votes are protected by a strict chain of custody that ensures accurate counting.
If Proposition 40 passes, it may be litigated out of existence. But it would send a very strong message that voters are disgusted that the ultrarich have hijacked the political system.
Golden State Report staffers and contributors examined state propositions and L.A. City and County measures. Here’s what they found and how it will influence their vote.
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