Proposed corporate tax hike in California would aid homeless

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2020, file photo, beds fill a homeless shelter inside the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. A coalition in California is proposing legislation to boost taxes on wealthy multi-national corporations to raise more than $2 billion a year to end homelessness. Supporters say Assembly Bill 71, if approved, would "reinvent" the state's approach to solving homelessness. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

FILE - In this May 21, 2020 file photo, a man is seen at a homeless encampment that sits under Interstate 110 near Ramirez Street during the coronavirus outbreak in downtown Los Angeles. A coalition in California is proposing legislation to boost taxes on wealthy multi-national corporations to raise more than $2 billion a year to end homelessness. Supporters say Assembly Bill 71, if approved, would "reinvent" the state's approach to solving homelessness. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

FILE - In this April 18, 2020, file photo, tents line a sidewalk on Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco. A coalition in California is proposing legislation to boost taxes on wealthy multi-national corporations to raise more than $2 billion a year to end homelessness. Supporters say Assembly Bill 71, if approved, would "reinvent" the state's approach to solving homelessness. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)