Chamath Palihapitiya – California Globe

California’s Wealth Creators Flee to Nevada as Proposed Billionaire Tax Sparks Exodus

April 9, 2026 3:22 pmApril 9, 2026 3:27 pm

As the SEIU-backed 2026 Billionaire Tax Act gathers signatures for the November 2026 ballot, a growing number of California’s most successful residents are relocating or expanding their footprint across the border in Nevada. Whether the initiative qualifies for the ballot...

Mamdani Proposes ‘White Homes’ Estate Tax; California Pushes Billionaire Tax

March 24, 2026 8:12 amMarch 24, 2026 12:22 pm

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is attempting to increase the estate tax “by lowering the exemption to $750,000 from its current value of $7.1 million” and massively raising the “top rate from 16% to 50%,” proclaiming his own apartheid. $750,000...

San Francisco Homelessness Charity Boss Charged with Embezzling $1.2 Million in Taxpayer Funds for Tesla, Jewelry, and Family Luxuries

February 25, 2026 11:39 amFebruary 25, 2026 11:42 am

Another day, another indictment exposing the rot at the heart of California’s homelessness nonprofit grift. Gwendolyn Westbrook, the 71-year-old former CEO of the United Council of Human Services (UCHS), was charged Tuesday with nine felonies — including grand theft, misappropriation...

Gavin Newsom’s California Explodes in Fraud as he Galavants in Germany

February 13, 2026 12:27 pmApril 5, 2026 6:39 pm

A few million here, a hundred billion there… California is awash in horrific fraud. Thursday, CAL DOGE announced another $370 million in fraud has been uncovered. In response, Governor Gavin Newsom’s rapid response press team that the governor running for...

Governor Gavin Newsom’s Record on Raising Taxes on the Rich Speaks for Itself

January 24, 2026 9:37 amJanuary 28, 2026 7:04 am

Well, Brandon Richards (He/Him), Governor Gavin Newsom’s Deputy Director of Rapid Response, climbs out from under his rock claiming that Gavin Newsom has opposed taxes on the rich for years. As the Globe reported Friday, California billionaires are leaving the...

The Left’s & SEIU’s Justification of California’s Billionaire Tax is Tiresome

January 23, 2026 10:33 amJanuary 23, 2026 12:16 pm

California billionaires are leaving the state in record numbers, and taking their billions with them. According to one billionaire, more than $1 Trillion has already left. California Governor Gavin Newsom, Democrats and the SEIU are pushing a retroactive billionaire tax...

Khanna and Swisher’s Wealth-Grabbing Tantrum: California’s Billionaire Shakedown Hits Peak Entitlement

January 18, 2026 2:27 pmJanuary 19, 2026 2:16 pm

SACRAMENTO – In the latest episode of “How to Alienate Every Job Creator in Silicon Valley,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) sat down with tech journalist Kara Swisher to defend California’s controversial billionaire tax proposal – a move that’s drawing fire...