Will California’s billionaire tax proposal make it to ballots?

<p>Despite more than double the needed number of signatures to qualify for ballot, there’s uncertainty it’ll make it to voters</p><p>Hi and welcome to TechScape. Nick Robins-Early and Dara Kerr here, filling in for your usual host Blake Montgomery who is out on vacation. We’ll be talking about the fight over a proposed billionaire tax in California, the UK’s social media ban and SpaceX making a big buy in the AI arms race.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/18/california-billionaire-tax-ballot-tech-opposition">California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/01/tech-billionaires-california-elections">Tech billionaires are spending unprecedented sums in California races. Experts say it’s the tip of the iceberg</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/17/it-makes-no-sense-16--and-17-year-olds-on-social-media-ban">‘It makes no sense’: 16- and 17-year-olds on UK social media ban</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/15/uk-ministers-lobby-trump-backlash-social-media-ban">UK ministers lobby Trump to avert backlash against social media ban</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/22/california-billionaire-tax-techscape">Continue reading...</a>