Richie Greenberg – California Globe

The Legal Challenges to California’s Proposition 40, the 2026 Billionaire Tax Act

July 13, 2026 3:00 pmJuly 13, 2026 3:01 pm

The 2026 Billionaire Tax Act, (now officially known as Proposition 40) on the November 3, 2026 ballot, aims to impose a 5% tax on the net worth of California residents (and certain trusts) worth $1 billion or more. It has...

San Francisco Public Bank: Because What This City Needs Is Another Bright Idea

July 11, 2026 5:30 amJuly 11, 2026 5:31 am

San Francisco supervisors are pushing a November 2026 ballot measure to create America’s first big-city “public bank.” The plan? First, slap a higher gross receipts tax on non-bank financial outfits- credit card companies, lenders, mortgage brokers, etc.- to rake in...

The Scott Wiener Paradox: Champion on Paper, Disappointment on Pavement

July 3, 2026 6:00 amJuly 3, 2026 6:01 am

Scott Wiener has long positioned himself as San Francisco’s indefatigable champion of housing abundance, gleaming transit, restored public safety, and uncompromising LGBTQ+ advocacy. He wears the crown well in press releases. The results, however, tell a different story, one of...

Gov. Newsom FOIA: Personal Defense at Public Expense

June 16, 2026 7:00 amJune 16, 2026 7:00 am

Governor Gavin Newsom did it once again – demonstrated that rules are for little people. His office fired up the official state machinery, complete with taxpayer-funded staff, legal pit bull, and fancy letterhead, to file a Freedom of Information Act...

SF’s Absent Supervisor Fielder: Compassion, or Convenient Evasion?

June 13, 2026 6:30 amJune 13, 2026 6:31 am

Jacqueline “Jackie” Fielder, one of San Francisco’s youngest elected officials (31 yrs.), took office as District 9 Supervisor/City Council member on January, 2025 last year, after election victory. Representing constituents ranked among the most liberal (Mission District, Bernal Heights, and...

Pamela Price Is Wrong: County Voters Don’t Want Recalled DA Back

June 8, 2026 6:30 amJune 8, 2026 6:31 am

In last week’s special primary election for Alameda County District Attorney, voters delivered a resounding verdict that underscored a continuing rejection of progressive criminal justice reforms, yet apparently, some lessons require multiple reminders. Incumbent DA Ursula Jones Dickson, appointed after...

Greenberg: Massie’s Ouster No Mystery

May 20, 2026 12:32 pmMay 20, 2026 12:32 pm

Thomas Massie, libertarian maverick from Kentucky, finally went down to Trump-endorsed challenger Ed Gallrein in the Republican primary. After more than a decade in Congress, Massie’s quirky brand of fiscal scolding and foreign policy contrarianism proved too much for the...