Measuring California's progress on income inequality [calmatters.org]
By Erica Yee, Cal Matters, May 20, 2021 California is awash in cash — $100 billion says Gov. Gavin Newsom. While much of the federal aid and taxes from the rich will be used to provide core services such as education and health care, the windfall also provides a once-in-a-generational opportunity to tackle one of California’s most vexing problems: income inequality . As the pandemic exacerbates a pre-existing wealth gap that has disproportionately hurt women and people of color, the...