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Letter to the Editor | Measure GG is essential to sustain community services
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Proposed increase in transfer tax is long overdue, says local realtor Julie Gardner.City
Letter to the Editor | Nancy Beninati for City Council
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Beninati is competent, collegial, and committed to the Piedmont community, says longtime civic volunteer Ward Lindenmayer.Elections
Gavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxes
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The governor announced his positions on most of the 14 propositions on the November ballot.Elections
Prop. 43 would make special taxes harder to pass. That’s the point, say anti-tax advocates
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The measure would require two-thirds of voters to approve any local special taxes, instead of the simple majority for citizen-led initiatives.Elections
Prop 45 explained: CEQA overhaul could shift who holds power over building
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The California Chamber of Commerce, the measure’s sponsor, says the measure would cut costs by speeding up building. Critics say it goes much further than streamlining.Bay Area
How California insurance commissioner candidates Jane Kim and Ben Allen measure up
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Two Democrats with differing approaches vie to regulate one of the biggest insurance markets in the world.Elections
Why are out-of-state billionaires funding a California voter ID measure?
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Republican megadonors are boosting California’s voter ID measure to understand how similar measures can perform in more moderate states.Featured in Category
Letters to the Editor | Support for Measure GG
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Vote YES on GG, say former mayor Bob McBain, School Board President Ruchi Medhekar, and local realtor Teresa Baum.Featured in Category