Ben Christopher, CalMatters
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In one of the highest-profile election results in the state, Proposition 30 failed despite California's commitment to climate action and its history of taxing the wealthy. But the "Clean Air Fund" ballot measure, which was funded by rideshare company Lyft, also was complicated and divided Democrats — a recipe for failure.
On the ballot this November is Prop 30, which seeks to tax millionaires in order to create a Clean Air Fund that would help make electric vehicles more accessible. But the fact that a private rideshare company, Lyft, authored and subsidized the proposition has raised questions about where the money would actually go.
Responding to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, California legislators push a bill to restrict concealed carry permits. New numbers show a wide variation among counties in how many permits have been issued. But in publishing the data, the state Department of Justice exposed personal information of permit holders.