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New York Freezes Rents as California Moves Closer to a Billionaire Tax
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100% centerFirst reported by Ynet · 8 hours ago
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New York approved a rent freeze for about 1 million apartments, giving Mayor Zohran Mamdani a major early victory. In California, officials advanced a November ballot measure for a one-time 5% tax on billionaires, setting up a major fight backed by Bernie Sanders and opposed by Gavin Newsom and Sergey Brin.
- 01New York approved a rent freeze for about 1 million apartments.
- 02The policy covers one- and two-year leases and starts in October.
- 03California will vote on a one-time 5% tax on billionaires.
- 04Gavin Newsom warned the tax could drive wealthy residents away.
- 05Opponents, including Sergey Brin, are spending heavily against it.
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