May 10, 2017 – Technology driving the clean energy boom is the reason California companies lead most of their peers in U.S. The 467 California-based firms in the Russell 3000 Index produced a total return of 185 percent since 2012, easily surpassing the 94 percent for the index, according to data compiled by …

Outpacing Obama’s economy is not a big achievement. Time will tell if the US goes in a different direction under Trump…but this article is based on a faulty thesis — that CA has outpaced an economybased on Trump’s policies. We haven’t seen what that is, yet. It may very well be accurate in a year or 2, who knows?

May 10, 2017 – Look at California, which is one-eighth of the U.S. population with 39 million people and one-seventh of the nation’s gross domestic product of $2.3 trillion. Far from being a mess, California’s economy is bigger than ever, rivaling the U.K. as No. 5 in the world, when figures for 2016 are officially tabulated.

Matthew Winkler, writing in the Bloomberg News online, lays out a huge set of data to prove that the climate smart, regulated and pro-immigration economy in our state is leading the nation in its sustainable economic growth. See bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-05-10/california–leads–u-s–economy-away-from-trump.

Jun 5, 2017 – Monday: California’s economic success, Hmong farmers chase the green rush, and 36 hours in isolated Big Sur. … California Today: How California Helps the U.S. Economy … California was hit hard by the housing bust and recession, so it makes sense that the state would have a stronger rebound.

Jul 22, 2016 – According to the congressional Joint Economic Committee, California leads the nation in growth in its gross domestic product, which grew by 4.2% in 2015 … pro-business American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, conservative economist Arthur Laffer places California at a dismal 46th ineconomic …

California is the chief reason America is the only developed economy to achieve record GDP growth since the financial crisis of 2008 and ensuing global recession, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Much of the U.S. growth can be traced to California laws promoting clean energy, government …

May 10, 2017 – California Leads US Economy, Away From Trump | RealClearMarkets.

May 19, 2017 – I like Cali as much as the next guy, but this is stupid. Those laws arn’t bad, but they arn’t responsible for much growth even in Cali, much less in the US overall. Cali is doing well mainly because we are a magnet for talent from all over the world. Large numbers of the best people from all over the world flock …