CA Ballot Measures

Tom Steyer is campaigning to close what he calls the "Trump Tax Loophole" in Proposition 13—but critics say he renamed a 1978 Democratic law after Trump and inflated the revenue estimate by up to 150%. Meanwhile, a separate SEIU-UHW billionaire tax proposal has already triggered a reported $16.4 billion annual hit to state tax revenues as major tech founders including Google's Larry Page and Sergey Brin have left California—before the measure has even reached voters.