The union behind the 2026 Billionaire Tax Act says it will generate $110 billion for public health programs, but Hoover Institution researchers calculate that it will actually cost California $25 billion. In the “Why Now Department,” Will and David consider multiple hypotheses about the timing of claims that United Farm Workers founder Cesar Chavez raped young women half a century ago. The legal case against Meta and YouTube asks us to believe that social media companies bear absolute responsibility for addictive use of social media. Will tells the true story of Ah Louis, a California Gold Rush-era immigrant who became the unofficial mayor of San Luis Obispo’s Chinatown. Bonus! Lance Christensen provides a first look at the year’s legislative Race to Absurdity. Music by Metalachi.
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Show Notes:
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/dolores-huerta-statement-cesar-chavez.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read the Statement From Dolores Huerta on Cesar Chavez’s Abuse</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-21/covering-murals-removing-statues-erasure-of-cesar-chavez-is-underway-in-california" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">From streets to murals, the erasure of Cesar Chavez is fast underway in California</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/cesar-chavez-complicated-legacy-united-farm-workers-immigration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The complicated legacy of César Chávez</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.kron4.com/news/technology-ai/i-will-miss-them-khanna-mocks-tech-billionaires-threatening-to-leave-california-for-wealth-tax/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘I will miss them’: Khanna mocks tech billionaires threatening to leave California for wealth tax</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/kathy-hochuls-sellers-remorse/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kathy Hochul’s Seller’s Remorse</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://libertylensecon.substack.com/p/california-wealth-tax-npv" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Fiscal Losses from California's Billionaire Tax Act</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.city-journal.org/article/california-wallis-annenberg-wildlife-crossing-gavin-newsom?utm_source=virtuous&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cjdaily&vcrmeid=kvI7e05SUKtlteweRqnhA&vcrmiid=m0YNqd5wTE2APZR6oXjP5w" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gavin Newsom’s $114 Million Butterfly Bridge</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/meta-youtube-social-media-addiction-trial-verdict" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jury deliberations continue in landmark social media addiction trial against Meta, Google</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/20/health/social-media-impact-world-happiness-report-wellness" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Social media use is tied to well-being, according to the new World Happiness Report</a></li>
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