SFGate.com
By Olivia Wyncoop, Bay City News Foundation
California nonprofits that participated or aided in last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol may lose their tax-exempt status via a new bill introduced by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, on the anniversary of the insurrection.
Senate Bill 834, introduced Thursday, would suspend tax breaks for groups who fundraised and sent money to groups involved in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, and who challenged the legitimacy of President Joe Biden's win in the 2020 election.
Many groups that supported the effort are still in operation and use millions of dollars in tax-exempt funds to push the "Big Lie" narrative that former President Donald Trump defeated Biden, according to Wiener