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• Apr 27, 2026correction

  Pass over the entire site against the official AG-filed ballot text (25-0024 Amdt. 1). Corrected: proponent of record is Suzanne Jimenez (not Joe Sanberg); official name is the 2026 Billionaire Tax Act (CABTA is the informal nickname); installment option carries a 7.5% annual nondeductible deferral charge; revenue split is 90% Health Account, 10% Education and Food Assistance Account, with annual appropriation caps of $22.5B and $2.5B. New chapter 02 quotes the five core provisions verbatim with section citations.

• Apr 27, 2026edit

  Added Conversation panel: featured X tweets (server-rendered via syndication, no API key) and live Reddit search across four queries with 30-minute cache.

• Apr 27, 2026donor

  Sergey Brin's $58M contribution to Building a Better California recorded. Largest single CA ballot-measure check on file.

• Apr 27, 2026data

  Signatures filed at 177% of qualification threshold. CA SOS verification window opens.

• Apr 27, 2026edit

  Site launched. Initial donor, polling, market, and timeline data seeded.

• Mar 9, 2026donor

  Patrick Collison, John Doerr, and Michael Moritz each disclosed $2M to Building a Better California.

• Jan 12, 2026poll

  Mellman Group split-sample: 48-38 pre-info, 46-44 post-info. n=800.

• Dec 26, 2025data

  AG Bonta issues official title and summary for Initiative 25-0024.