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contribute in income taxes with them. Newsom, who is considering a presidential run as he prepares to leave ofwhose net worth exceeds $1 billion and ing that opponents of the proposal are fice in January, has generally opposed who were living in the state as of Jan. “totally out of touch.” tax increases during his time as gover1, 2026. The goal is to generate $100 Gov. Gavin Newsom and many tra- nor. billion in revenue, mainly to fund the ditional allies of the union oppose the A coalition of healthcare, education state’s Medicaid system after federal measure. They argue it is a temporary and housing groups — including the cuts. fix for an ongoing problem and that it California Medical Association and “I am all in on this,” union president would push the ultrawealthy to leave California School Boards Association Dave Regan said on a Zoom call, add- the state, taking the money they would [See BILLIONAIRE, page 26]
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SURIVOR SEARCH: Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes that officials say killed around 235 people and left at least 4,300 people injured. The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that hit Wednesday evening were among the strongest in Venezuela in more than a century. PROTECTIONS END: The Supreme Court’s decision allowing President Trump's administration to end temporary legal protections for Haitian and Syrian immigrants may affect people from many other countries. Aside from Haitians, large numbers of beneficiaries are from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Honduras. WEINSTEIN CASE DROPPED: New York prosecutors have dropped [See THE UPDATE, page 4]
AT THE RANGE — Changes may be coming to the Palo Alto golf course’s driving range. Post photo by Braden Cartwright.
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Los Altos residents and council members are headed for a “nasty and personal” campaign over the future of the city’s downtown parking lots. 185 14TH AVENUE SANTA CRUZ
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Boosted by golf’s growing popularity, the city of Palo Alto could add a second deck and 170-foot nets to its driving range by the Baylands. Golf Superintendent Lam Do pitched the expansion to the Parks and Recreation Commission on Tuesday. Do said 27 unshaded stalls on the ground floor often fill up, and advanced golf club designs and player skills have sent balls flying over the 80-foot nets. Commissioner Shani Kleinhaus said she doesn’t want to increase light or noise from the driving range, and she wants to see how the higher nets would look from the Baylands Nature Preserve. Kleinhaus is worried the city’s driving range will follow in the footsteps of TopGolf, which has ranges in San Jose and
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