# Why did California's billionaire tax fail to surf the blue wave? > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/7587 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 5 outlets covering · First listed: NPR, Nov 10, 2026, 5:30 AM · Read it: Two economists debate what California's vote on Prop 40 means for the wealth tax movement. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 9, 2026, 11:18 PM: [California’s proposed ‘billionaire tax’ fails to pass]() — TechCrunch (Digital news, United States) California voters rejected Proposition 40, the one-time 5% tax on billionaires, the AP reported Monday. Tech leaders outspent backers roughly 10 to 1 to defeat it, and the founders and economists TechCrunch interviewed before the vote were split on whether it would have driven out wealthy residents or just trimmed their fortunes. - Nov 10, 2026, 5:30 AM: [Why did California's billionaire tax fail to surf the blue wave?]() — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States) Two economists debate what California's vote on Prop 40 means for the wealth tax movement. - Nov 10, 2026, 6:38 AM: [California's billionaire tax failed, but 'tax the rich' measures succeeded elsewhere]() — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States) - Nov 10, 2026, 6:38 AM: [California's billionaire tax fails, but other 'tax the rich' measures succeeded around the country]() — Yahoo Finance (Business & finance, United States) - Nov 11, 2026, 8:38 AM: [Why the blue wave didn't carry the billionaire tax]() — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States) Your morning catch-up: A blue wave that left the billionaire tax behind, Route 66 turns 100 and more big stories