For the first time in years, California’s budget process this year will not be focused on solutions for closing massive budget shortfalls, but on decisions that will affect the state’s future.
California’s economic output has grown at an average pace over the past 20 years, but the state has experienced slower overall job growth and higher poverty rates than most others, according to a new study by UC Irvine economists.
Comparing California to other states has become a common exercise among politicians, academicians and in the media. So how does California really shape up?
The gap in income between rich and poor people and blacks and whites has grown in California over the last 20 years, according to a report from nonprofit Next 10 in San Francisco.
This week, Next 10, a San-Francisco based non-profit, launched a website called Compare50.org for researching economic data on California and other states.
A new first of its kind website tracks can immediately compare key economic indicators for every state and let users track and compare dozens of economic trends over time. The website is the latest product of the Oakland-based nonprofit nonpartisan organization Next 10.
