California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference at San Francisco General Hospital in San Francisco, Calif., on June 10, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
California voters on election day rejected a millionaire tax to boost electric vehicles (EVs) and state wildfire response programs.
Proposition 30 would have added a tax to promote the use of EVs by creating a Clean Cars and Clean Air Fund, which would be separate from the state’s general fund.
