Pelosi avoids billionaire tax vote as wealth tax turns toxic in SF

Pelosi avoids billionaire tax vote as wealth tax turns toxic in SF

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during the campaign kickoff for the California Billionaire Tax Act at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, Feb. 18, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images By Anabel Sosa, Senior California politics reporter Aug 31, 2026 (SFGate.com) California’s billionaire tax proposal is splintering the state’s Democratic Party, with party leaders… Continue reading