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Mariel Garza

Chicago Tribune

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California’s billionaire tax proposal is the fight the ultrarich feared

California’s billionaire tax proposal is the fight the ultrarich feared

The wealth tax would do more than raise money. It could redefine how Americans think about extreme wealth.

06.07.2026 20

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From reality TV punch line to LA mayoral contender

Spencer Pratt, the former “The Hills” villain is forcing Democrats to take him more seriously.

01.06.2026 20

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Inside California’s free-for-all governor’s race

This is how democracy is supposed to work — a true contest in which there’s no assured outcome.

04.05.2026 40

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From Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day

Allegations against the labor leader trigger a rapid political and cultural shift in California.

30.03.2026 20

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Newsom vs. Harris: The frenemies primary?

Their ambitions appear to be on a collision course.

03.03.2026 30

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California’s proposed billionaire tax has ultrarich in full panic mode

The onetime 5 percent wealth tax has not yet qualified for the November state ballot, but already billionaires and their conservative allies are...

02.02.2026 20

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Could a Republican win California governor?

California’s top-two primary makes unlikely outcomes possible — including a GOP advance in a crowded Democratic field. That risk is also its...

05.01.2026 20

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Gavin Newsom isn’t running for president (yet), and he’s already winning

Is his front-runner status a blessing or a curse?

01.12.2025 10

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Can Los Angeles elect its own Zohran Mamdani?

Mamdani’s Democratic primary win electrified LA's progressive movement, which had already made significant gains in the previous three election...

03.11.2025 20

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Is California’s secession from the US no longer unthinkable?

Independence no longer sounds far-fetched but reasonable, maybe even inevitable.

06.10.2025 20

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The Great Redistricting War of 2025

Will California’s voters go along with Governor Newsom’s scheme to take on Texas?

01.09.2025 10

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Gavin Newsom is going low. Is this the future of Democratic campaigns?

The California governor is considering going beyond warring with words and is flirting with the same sneaky tactics as his political opponents.

04.08.2025 30

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Silent streets: ICE sweeps are emptying Los Angeles

Today the car wash is closed. The taco stand by the gas station is gone. There’s no one waiting at the bus stop, and the sidewalks are oddly empty.

07.07.2025 20

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Trump needs to order Marines and National Guard out of Los Angeles

L.A. can handle the protests — troops aren’t needed.

10.06.2025 10

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Get ready, Boston. Here’s what it’s like to ride in a self-driving Waymo car.

Of all the ways I imagined my first ride in a driverless taxi to go, intense relaxation was not one of them.

04.06.2025 20

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Could this former congresswoman beat Kamala Harris in California?

Katie Porter has a bit of internet celebrity, thanks to a whiteboard.

05.05.2025 30

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