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Can California’s Prop 40 Apply to Non-Billionaires?

October 27, 2026 4:00 pmOctober 27, 2026 4:01 pm

Some have claimed that Prop. 40 – the so-called “billionaire’s tax” or “wealth tax” – will allow the Legislature to apply the 5% tax to non-billionaires. Is that possible? This is a case of statutory interpretation of a proposal before...

Credit for Taxes Paid

October 27, 2026 2:00 pmOctober 27, 2026 2:01 pm

Division 2, Part 10, Chapter 12 of the Revenue and Taxation Code deals with credit for taxes paid under the California Personal Income Tax Law. Section 18001 provides that residents are allowed a credit against the “net tax” for net...

Newsom Caught on Undercover Camera Calling DSA ‘Dominant’ and ‘Mainstream’ in Democratic Party

October 27, 2026 11:22 amOctober 27, 2026 11:22 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, speaking to what he believed was a younger Democratic voter during a mid-October campaign stop in New Hampshire, told an undercover Townhall journalist that the Democratic Socialists of America will become the dominant, mainstream force inside...

Key Court Decisions in California Statutory Interpretation

October 27, 2026 11:11 amOctober 27, 2026 11:11 am

The interpretation or construction of statutes by the judicial branch of California is critically important not just to lawyers but also to those involved in the state’s legislative process. There are a number of foundational appellate court decisions to be...

Cybercrime Is Costing Americans Billions – Congress Must Act

October 27, 2026 10:57 amOctober 27, 2026 10:57 am

For three decades, I have watched cyber threats evolve from relatively unsophisticated hacking attempts into highly organized criminal enterprises capable of targeting millions of Americans simultaneously. Today, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency and social media have given criminals powerful new tools. The...

FBI Raids Billionaire’s Beverly Hills Mansion in Connection With Eric Swalwell Case

October 27, 2026 10:30 amOctober 27, 2026 10:32 am

Eric Swalwell is back in the news. The FBI just raided a Beverly Hills mansion tied to former Rep. Eric Swalwell, who faces sexual misconduct allegations and scrutiny over ties to a suspected Chinese intelligence operative, the Los Angeles Times...

The Confirmation Californians Didn’t Need (But Got Anyway)

October 27, 2026 9:30 amOctober 27, 2026 9:31 am

Most of us didn’t require a think tank to tell us California became a high-cost, high-friction experiment in which working people subsidize political theater. The daily evidence was already plentiful: taxes that treated a middle-class salary like a moral failing,...