In a nearly 300-word thread posted to X Monday, Mahan warned if passed by voters, the pending statewide ballot measure would drive wealthy entrepreneurs out of California, sapping the state's tax base and undermining its economic dynamism. "We need a rising economic tide to lift all boats, not a political plan that will sink California's innovation economy," Mahan wrote. The post is just the latest example of Mahan chiming in on a hot-button statewide policy issue.
Nurses rallied at county hospitals Tuesday to protest furloughs and dangerous staffing shortages stemming from President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," which slashed funding for vital services including Medi-Cal and food stamps. Dozens of local nurses have been furloughed across Regional Medical Center, Valley Medical Center, O'Connor Hospital and St. Louise Regional Hospital over the past few months.