Former California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter has opposed Proposition 40, the proposed one-time 5% levy on the wealth of billionaires in California, arguing in a San Francisco Chronicle opinion article that the measure would send billions of dollars to private health insurers and other healthcare corporations without reforming the system. Porter finished fifth in this year’s primary and said in July that she was done with politics for now, but she returned to public affairs after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced her appointment to the California Community Colleges’ board of governors. A new UC Berkeley Citrin Center for Public Opinion Research poll backed by POLITICO found 46% of likely voters support Proposition 40 and 43% oppose it. The survey also found that 32% believe Newsom is mainly protecting billionaires by opposing the measure, while 24% believe he is mainly protecting California’s economy and tax base. Proposition 40 has divided California Democrats, with Newsom and former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra opposing it, while labor groups and other progressive figures support it.