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Sergey Brin-backed group funds rival measures that could block California's billionaire tax

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Building a Better California, bankrolled by Sergey Brin and other billionaires, is financing opposition to Proposition 40 and backing two competing measures. Propositions 41 and 42 could prevent the wealth tax from taking effect even if a majority votes for it. California's legislative analyst warns that the result could depend on which measure receives more yes votes and how courts resolve the conflict.

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