Supporters of Prop 40 say it would fill gaps left by the Trump administration’s cuts on healthcare. The opposition isn’t billionaires…. It includes Planned Parenthood, the state’s biggest teachers union and Governor Newsom. In this episode of our Voter Game Plan series, we break down Prop 40 with CalMatters health reporter Kristen Hwang and assistant professor Jennifer Gaudette from UC Riverside’s School of Public Policy. 

Read our Voter Game Plan guide for Prop 40 at LAist.com 

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Supporters of Prop 40 say it would fill gaps left by the Trump administration&rsquo;s cuts on healthcare. The opposition isn&rsquo;t billionaires&hellip;. It includes Planned Parenthood, the state&rsquo;s biggest teachers union and Governor Newsom. In this episode of our Voter Game Plan series, we break down Prop 40 with CalMatters health reporter Kristen Hwang and assistant professor Jennifer Gaudette from UC Riverside&rsquo;s School of Public Policy.&nbsp;
Read our Voter Game Plan guide for <a href="https://laist.com/news/politics/voter-guides/2026-election-california-general-prop-40-billionaire-tax">Prop 40</a> at <a href="http://laist.com">LAist.com</a>&nbsp;
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Imperfect Paradise is LAist's weekly on-demand news magazine show that pulls back the curtain and dives deeper into the biggest and most consequential SoCal stories of the week from our newsroom. New episodes drop every Friday.
Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.

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Prop 40: Should California tax its billionaires to fund health care?

Imperfect Paradise: Prop 40: Should California tax its billionaires to fund health care?

Prop 39, a voter ID measure that would dramatically change voting in California is on the ballot this November. Proponents say that requiring voters to show a government ID when they cast a ballot would increase peoples’ trust in the election process. But opponents say the measure would add unnecessary hurdles – and that it plays into false claims of widespread election fraud that President Donald Trump has long promoted. In this episode of our Voter Game Plan series, LAist’s Orange County correspondent Jill Replogle joins Imperfect Paradise to share what she’s learned from the author of Prop 39, its opponents and election experts.

Check out Jill’s Voter Game Plan guide for Prop 39 on LAist.com.

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Prop 39, a voter ID measure that would dramatically change voting in California is on the ballot this November. Proponents say that requiring voters to show a government ID when they cast a ballot would increase peoples&rsquo; trust in the election process. But opponents say the measure would add unnecessary hurdles &ndash; and that it plays into false claims of widespread election fraud that President Donald Trump has long promoted. In this episode of our Voter Game Plan series, LAist&rsquo;s Orange County correspondent Jill Replogle joins Imperfect Paradise to share what she&rsquo;s learned from the author of Prop 39, its opponents and election experts.
Check out Jill&rsquo;s Voter Game Plan guide for <a href="https://laist.com/news/politics/voter-guides/2026-election-california-general-proposition-39">Prop 39</a> on <a href="https://laist.com/news/politics/voter-guides">LAist.com</a>.
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Prop 40: Should California tax its billionaires to fund health care?

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