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Voters rejected Proposition 40, the proposed billionaire tax, by 52.8 percent to 47.2 percent, according to the Associated Press on Monday. The measure had trailed for days before the Associated Press confirmed the result.

• The measure would have imposed a one-time 5 percent tax on billionaires and generated $100 billion for healthcare and education, according to its sponsor, Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West
• Union leaders vowed to try again in 2028 if the Legislature fails to deliver a real solution to fund healthcare
• Ultra-wealthy opponents donated $378.4 million collectively to oppose the tax, including $102 million from Google co-founder Sergey Brin to Building a Better California
• The Yes campaign raised $33.5 million
• Governor Gavin Newsom was one of the earliest opponents, and the California Democratic Party and the California Federation of Labor Unions supported the measure
• Voters also defeated union-backed Proposition 44, an effort to control how clinics spend money

Source: CalMatters

California Democrats are planning their next steps after a midterm sweep that reshaped the state's congressional delegation and state ballot. Progressive Randy Villegas defeated Representative David Valadao in the Central Valley.

• The American Priorities PAC helped Villegas advance in his primary, and 13 members of the incoming Democratic majority will arrive with the group's backing
• State Senator Ben Allen conceded the race for insurance commissioner, clearing the way for Jane Kim to win
• Voters rejected Proposition 45, a business measure to roll back the California Environmental Quality Act, and Proposition 43, which would have raised the voter approval threshold needed to pass local taxes
• House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is poised to become Speaker of the House, while Nancy Pelosi is on her way out of Congress
• Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, a Democrat from Oakland, said it finally feels like the cavalry is here, in a resounding way

Source: Politico California

Representative Young Kim on Monday evening acknowledged her loss to fellow Republican Representative Ken Calvert in the 40th Congressional District, which includes parts of Orange and Riverside counties.

• Calvert led Kim 53.6 percent to 46.4 percent, 98,455 votes to 85,145, according to results released Monday night by the Secretary of State's Office
• Calvert had proclaimed victory on Thursday night
• Kim congratulated Calvert and said it is unfortunate that the redistricting plan forced two Republican members of Congress into the race
• Calvert, of Corona, was first elected in 1992, and Kim, of Anaheim Hills, was first elected in 2020

Source: MyNewsLA

Press Conferences and Media Briefings

No press conference or media briefing publicly announced in the sources checked this morning.

Inside the Legislature

No Senate or Assembly floor sessions are scheduled for Tuesday, November 10. The Legislature is in final recess, which began upon adjournment on August 31.

The 2026 tentative legislative calendar lists November 30 as adjournment sine die at midnight, and December 7 at 12 noon as the convening of the 2027-28 Regular Session.

Source: California State Senate

The Governor's Office

Sacramento: Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday, November 9 attended the CARE Act Implementation Convening and thanked county-level teams and state partners, as nearly 12,000 people have connected to services through the CARE Act process.

• 11,912 Californians have connected with service providers through the CARE Act process since statewide implementation in December 2024, with 6,531 petitions filed across 56 counties
• Almost 1,800 Californians now have a CARE agreement or plan, a growth of more than 250 percent in one year, and more than 5,381 people have been connected to treatment outside the formal process
• The share of CARE participants living in housing rose from 53 percent to 71 percent, and use of mental health services rose from 77 percent to 87 percent
• California has awarded $6.1 billion in behavioral health infrastructure funding to support 535 new facilities, 9,570 beds, and 44,863 treatment slots statewide
• The announcement follows new data showing unsheltered homelessness down nearly 13 percent since 2024
• Attendees included county behavioral health providers, judges, court staff, public defenders, and public guardians, along with representatives from the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the Judicial Council of California, and the State Bar of California

Source: Office of the Governor

Fundraising

No fundraiser publicly posted or announced in the sources checked this morning.

New Appointments

No appointment publicly announced in the sources checked this morning.

People and Moves

No personnel move publicly announced in the sources checked this morning.

Boards and Commissions

Sacramento: The Underground Safety Board holds the second day of its business meeting on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the California Natural Resources Agency, 715 P Street, First Floor Auditorium, Sacramento, CA 95814.

The meeting is held in person and virtually via Microsoft Teams, and meeting materials are available on the meeting docket.

Source: Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety

Sacramento: The California Volunteers Executive Commission meets on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at California Volunteers HQ, 1400 10th Street, Room 202, Sacramento, CA 95814, and by Zoom.

The agenda includes executive committee and subcommittee updates, program updates from Executive Director Jacqueline Yannacci, and legislative and congressional education updates from Luis Jimenez, Deputy Director of External and Legislative Affairs, and Ia Moua, AmeriCorps Director.

Source: California Volunteers

The California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls holds its Quarterly Convening Update on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., conducted virtually through Microsoft Teams.

Public comments will be taken at the discretion of the meeting facilitator and are generally limited to three minutes.

Source: California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls

Reports and Studies

No report or study publicly listed in the sources checked this morning.

Talks and Addresses

No talk or address publicly announced in the sources checked this morning.

Conferences and Events

The California Chamber of Commerce annual Public Affairs Conference concludes on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, with an early evening reception. The conference kicked off at noon on Monday, November 9.

The conference brings together public affairs professionals, policy specialists, elected officials, and campaign experts on the issues shaping California's business climate.

Source: California Chamber of Commerce

Rallies and Protests

No rally or protest publicly announced in the sources checked this morning.

Odds and Ends

Oakland: Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday, November 9 co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in sending a second letter to the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works and Energy and Natural Resources Committees on the proposed Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026, known as the permitting reform bill.

The letter asks the Senate to postpone voting on the bill until more revisions are made. Bonta, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Washington Attorney General Nicholas W. Brown co-led the letter.

Source: Office of the Attorney General

Oakland: Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday, November 9 secured an order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island enforcing its prior judgment blocking the Trump Administration's effort to impose immigration conditions on hundreds of millions of dollars in annual U.S. Department of Homeland Security grants.

The court found the fiscal year 2026 conditions violated the 2025 injunction, barred the Department of Homeland Security from enforcing them against the plaintiff states, and ordered the department to reissue award letters without the challenged conditions.

Source: Office of the Attorney General

Lobbying and Campaign Filings

The Secretary of State's Cal-Access daily lobbying filings list for Tuesday, November 10, 2026 shows no filings found.

Source: Secretary of State

Campaign Notes

Sacramento: The Shasta County Superior Court on Monday, November 9 struck down Shasta County's Measure B and permanently halted its implementation, the Secretary of State announced.

Measure B would have required government-issued photo identification to register to vote and vote in person, eliminated vote by mail and most early voting, mandated hand counting of ballots, and limited voting to a single in-person Election Day, with limited exceptions.

Source: Secretary of State

Sacramento: Tuesday, November 10 is the last day for vote by mail ballots postmarked on or before Election Day to be received by county elections officials and processed.

County elections officials must report their final results to the Secretary of State by December 4, and the Secretary of State will certify the results on December 11.

Source: Secretary of State

Deborah Klein Lopez for Assembly 2026 filed a Form 497 late contribution report (Amendment #2) on November 9, 2026 for Deborah Klein Lopez in Assembly District 42, reporting $28,732.30 in contributions received on November 3, 2026, including $5,900.00 each from Airbnb Inc., the Service Employees International Union Local 1000 Candidate PAC, the Service Employees International Union Local 721 CTW, CLC State & Local, and the Southern California District Council of Laborers PAC, $2,000.00 from the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Legislative & Educational Committee, $1,132.30 from the California Democratic Party, and $1,000.00 each from the California Pawnbrokers Association PAC and the Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee. The race is tracked in the Assembly District 42 district profile. Source: Secretary of State

Tony Strickland for Senate 2026 filed a Form 497 late contribution report (Amendment #1) on November 9, 2026 for Tony Strickland in State Senate District 36, reporting $7,900.00 in contributions received on November 3, 2026, including $5,900.00 from Biocom California PAC and $2,000.00 from General Motors Company. The race is tracked in the State Senate District 36 district profile. Source: Secretary of State

Magsig for State Senate 2026 filed a Form 497 late contribution report on November 9, 2026 for Nathan Magsig in State Senate District 12, reporting $5,250.00 in contributions received on November 3, 2026, including $3,000.00 from IBEW Local 1245 PAC and $2,250.00 from Ed Dunkel. The race is tracked in the State Senate District 12 district profile. Source: Secretary of State

Soria for Senate 2026 filed a Form 497 late contribution report on November 9, 2026 for Esmeralda Soria in State Senate District 14, reporting $2,000.00 in contributions received on November 3, 2026, including $1,000.00 each from the Fresno Deputy Sheriff's Association PAC and Fresno Dermatology Specialists, Inc. The race is tracked in the State Senate District 14 district profile. Source: Secretary of State