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CalMatters Kristen Hwang

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  1. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · CalMatters Kristen Hwang | CalMatters Published September 24, 2026 3:30 PM

    Prop 40 explained (opens the original)

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    The backstory: Prop. 40 would levy a one-time 5% tax on California residents whose net worth exceeds $1 billion. The tax would apply based on residency as of Jan. 1, 2026 — a date that had passed when the measure qualified for the ballot — meaning billionaires who left the state afterward would still owe it. The context: Prop. 41’s real target is Prop. 40: It would require new tax proposals passed after the start of this year to follow the state’s annual spending limit — a cap passed by voters i

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · CalMatters Kristen Hwang | CalMatters Published September 24, 2026 3:30 PM

    Strange but cool museums (opens the original)

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    The Museum of Jurassic Technology (Culver City) It features an unorthodox mixture of artistic, scientific and historic technological items, as well as some unclassifiable exhibits. Multiple people recommended it. It features a garden in and around a historic theater and the only hand-painted 360-degree panorama in the country. It features instruments and musical artifacts from roughly 200 different countries. Listen: for many more recommendations, near and far.

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · CalMatters Kristen Hwang | CalMatters Published September 24, 2026 at 3:30 PM PDT

    Prop 40: The billionaire tax could be defeated by two other tax measures (opens the original)

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    One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. California voters will soon decide whether to tax billionaires — but even if a majority says yes, the measure could still lose to either of two billionaire-funded measures designed to cancel it out. The billionaire-backed group Building a Better California designed two countermeasures to undermine the wealth tax and create multiple ways

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