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California’s Economy is Weaker Than it Looks

California's reliance on the economically elite 1% who account for half the state’s income tax — could prove troubling once the current stock market boom ends. Yet, that inconvenient truth hasn’t stopped the Governor from proposing a record-high budget for 2022-23.
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Webinar: Restoring the California Dream

Restoring the California Dream

Join us for a webinar on January 21, 2022 - hosted by Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky, to learn how we can restore the California Dream for middle and working class Californians.
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Homeless in Silicon Valley

California is a Bastion of Innovation Marred by Deep Inequality. Is That America’s Future?

Everyone seems to be California dreaming these days. Much of America, particularly its red parts, see California as a hopeless dystopia best understood as everything the nation should avoid.
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