SF Politics ‘Billionaire Tax’ Qualifies For November Ballot, and One Local Billionaire Says He Supports It Proponents of the controversial “billionaire tax” measure have collected almost double the required signatures to qualify it for the November ballot. While there are many Bay Area billionaires who oppose the tax, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says he’s “perfectly fine with it.”
SF Politics Becerra, Steyer Tie For Democratic Lead In Governor’s Race Following Endorsements Xavier Becerra’s popularity shot up following endorsements from 15 state assembly members, and he and Steyer, who was endorsed by Betty Yee Tuesday, are now tied for the Democratic lead in the governor’s race.
SF News More People Filmed Paying For Forged Signatures on Pro-Billionaire Petitions in SF As a state investigation into the matter continues, more individuals have been caught on film paying people $5 to forge signatures on petitions for various counter-measures to the Billionaire Tax initiative, and they’re now wearing ski masks and taking swings at reporters.
SF Politics In First Big Governor’s Race Endorsement, Senator Adam Schiff Endorses Eric Swalwell A sleepy race to succeed Gavin Newsom as California Governor just got a little bit of a jolt, as Senator Adam Schiff publicly put his chips on East Bay House Representative Eric Swalwell.
SF Politics San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan Declares He’s Running for Governor, Becomes Zillionth Democrat In the Race Yet another Democratic candidate has declared for the 2026 California Governor’s race, and the tech industry now has their favorite guy in the mix, with three-year San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan throwing his hat in the ring.
SF Politics SF Hosts Governor's Race Debate This Tuesday Night, at Bayview Opera House There’s just five months until we choose who will be the next California governor (or at least, have the primary election for that office), and six major candidates will be duking it out Tuesday night here in SF in a debate.
SF Politics Mayor Lurie Endorses D2 Supervisor Sherrill Long Before 2026 Election. Is He Worried About Sherrill's Odds? SF Mayor Daniel Lurie made the unusual move to endorse Supervisor Stephen Sherrill seven months before the election, a gesture he has made to no other supervisors, and perhaps a canary in the coal mine regarding Sherrill’s chances.
