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California governor listed among high-profile opponents of the billionaire tax.
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John Doerr put in $7.5 million and Chris Larsen $10 million against a one-time 5% wealth tax. Measured against what the measure would cost them, that is cheap insurance.
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Aurora and Kodiak can now test autonomous trucks in their home state, but the April 28 rule change behind the permits is being challenged by Teamsters California in Alameda Superior Court.
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Mark Cuban and Ro Khanna spent a weekend arguing on X about California's Proposition 40. The operative question for founders is where the cash comes from.
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A San Jose judge refused to enjoin California's feed law after finding personalized recommendations may not be expressive. Blocking is protected; recommending is now a separate build.
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A one-time 5% tax on billion-dollar net worths was certified for November 2026 and would reach back to residency on January 1. Counsel has already put the departure threat in writing.
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The bill cleared Assembly Appropriations 13-0 and has collected one no vote across four recorded tallies. If it passes, "companion chatbot" stops being positioning and becomes a regulated category.
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Newsom's initiative pairs a per-agency AI cybersecurity officer mandate with an AI defense program housed in the state's Cybersecurity Integration Center.
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California's billionaire tax faces a nine-figure defense built as ballot engineering: two counter-measures that only have to outpoll Prop 40, not beat it head-on.
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