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Tom Steyer runs for California governor on class traitor platform: ‘I’m the billionaire who wants to tax other billionaires’

Steyer, 68, founded Farallon Capital Management in 1986 in San Francisco. Much of his political giving has focused on climate change.

29.04.2026 6

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Sophie Austin

California is angry about billionaires: the one-time wealth tax will be on the ballot in November

“Hospitals are closing and people will die," said union leader said Liz Perlman. "Why? So billionaires can get another tax cut that they don’t need.”

28.04.2026 4

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Sophie Austin

California drops lawsuit to reinstate federal bullet train funding as high-speed rail authority seeks private investors

“Moving forward without the Trump administration’s involvement allows the Authority to pursue proven global best practices used successfully by...

27.12.2025 10

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Sophie Austin

Gavin Newsom hires former CDC officials to work as public health consultants for state of California

Susan Monarez was fired as the CDC’s director and Dr. Debra Houry resigned as the agency’s chief medical officer and deputy director.

16.12.2025 10

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Sophie Austin

‘You feel kind of forgotten’: Meet a California pipe fitter who got to $118k earnings after a decade but doesn’t know what’s next after the refinery shuts down

Wilfredo Cruz is enrolled in an online cybersecurity training course, paid for by the state program that's set to expire in the next couple of years.

12.10.2025 10

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Sophie Austin

Gavin Newsom flexes his own ‘MAHA’ plan as he moves to crack down on ultraprocessed foods in school lunch

The first-in-the-nation law will phase out certain ultraprocessed foods from school meals over a decade.

09.10.2025 9

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Sophie Austin

California crowed that it ‘finally beat big oil’ 2 years ago. Regulators just halted the landmark penalty payments

Energy regulators put the brakes on plans requiring oil firms to pay if their profits climb too high after two refineries announced plans to close.

30.08.2025 10

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Sophie Austin

GOP-controlled House votes to block California from phasing out sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

California for decades has been given the authority to adopt vehicle emissions standards that are stricter than the federal government's.

02.05.2025 10

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Sophie Austin