Tax the rich — sometimes. California voters sent mixed signals with ballot measures
California voters shot down a tax on billionaires' assets but said yes to a high-income tax. They were just two of the five tax questions on the ballot.
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CA Insurance Department accidentally reveals another judge complained about internal misconduct
Department responds to fired judge’s lawsuit, calling allegations ‘egregious.’ In doing so, it disclosed that a current judge also filed complaints with the State Bar.
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¿Qué ocurre cuando los agentes inmobiliarios tienen conflictos de intereses?
Una demanda presentada en el condado de Sonoma alega que una de las agencias inmobiliarias más grandes del norte de California obligó a los compradores a firmar contratos de "doble representación".
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¿Cuál es el futuro de la pena de muerte en California tras los indultos de Newsom?
Las conmutaciones de penas de muerte llevadas a cabo por el gobernador Gavin Newsom evidencian el profundo cambio que ha experimentado California en materia de justicia penal a lo largo de tres décadas. Sin embargo, la pena de muerte sigue formando parte de un statu quo contradictorio.
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Votantes de California reforman las elecciones revocatorias y aprueban la Proposición 5, respaldada por los demócratas
Tras una reñida contienda, los californianos respaldaron a los líderes demócratas y aprobaron su propuesta de modificación del proceso de revocación de mandato. Este proceso se llevará a cabo en dos fases: primero, se decidirá si el funcionario debe ser destituido; y segundo, quién lo reemplazará.
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Newsom’s power move bruised Dems. Now, they look forward to the Becerra era
It’s Xavier Becerra’s honeymoon period, and he’s pledging to treat Democratic leaders in the Capitol better than the last guy. We’ll see how the promise holds come budget season. We have a new election result with Prop. 5 passing. That’s the Democratic-backed ballot measure that aims to shake up recall elections, presumably in a way […]
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California needs to better resist job-killing megamergers in entertainment
Mergers like the recent ones between Paramount and Warner Bros and between Fox Corp. and Roku are endanger jobs and hurt consumers.
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By emptying death row, Newsom broke a promise and disregarded the will of voters
Despite promising to respect voters' support for capital punishment, Gavin Newsom moved to empty death row in the waning days of his governorship.
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Newsom spared 500+ death row inmates. Some DAs still plan to seek the death penalty
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s commutations of death sentences marked how far California has changed on criminal justice over three decades. Yet the death penalty remains part of a contradictory status quo.
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What happens when real estate agents have split allegiances?
A Sonoma County lawsuit alleges that one of northern California’s largest real estate brokerages shunted buyers into “dual agency” contracts.
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