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The Golden State Without a Leader:

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California governor race: Who are the candidates March 26, 2026  ·  San Diego, California California's Historic Wide-Open Race for Governor With no clear frontrunner and a fragmented Democratic field, California faces its most unpredictable gubernatorial primary in decades — and the possibility of two Republicans advancing to November for the first time since 2010.   Compiled from Polling, Campaign Records & Multiple News Sources  ·  IPCSG Political Report California stands at a crossroads unlike any in recent memory. With Governor Gavin Newsom constitutionally barred from seeking a third term, the nation's most populous state is navigating its most uncertain gubernatorial primary in a generation. A field of eleven candidates — eight Democrats, two Republicans, and one Green Party contender — is competing for the right to lead California beginning in 2027, yet not a single candidate has cracked 20 percent suppor...

Galt's Gulch Goes South

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Billionaires leaving California, other blue states over tax threats California's proposed billionaire wealth tax, Washington's new millionaire levy, and New York's mounting fiscal siege are accelerating the largest voluntary relocation of capital and talent in American peacetime history — with Florida and Texas the clear winners. Special Report March 22, 2026  ·  San Diego, CA Progressive lawmakers across California, Washington state, and New York City are simultaneously advancing wealth taxes, millionaire surcharges, and retroactive levies on high-net-worth individuals — generating a documented and measurable exodus of billionaires, entrepreneurs, and capital to zero-income-tax havens, primarily Florida and Texas. The legal viability of California's proposed retroactive wealth tax is deeply uncertain under multiple federal constitutional doctrines. Academic research on tax-induced migration presents a genuinely mixed pictu...