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The American state with the biggest economy is California, which, in 2015, produced $2.44 trillion of economic output. Its GDP compares favourably to that of France, which produced $2.42 trillion during the same period. Particularly interesting to note is the fact that California has 6 million fewer workers than France, yet produced a little ...
The US state of California is projected to pass Germany to register the world's 4th-biggest economy. But that's based on GDP, a metric that's less than comprehensive. Comparing the two places more broadly raises questions about how we measure prosperity. “The future always looks good in a golden land,” one of California’s most clear-eyed ...
According to a 2018 report by the Union of Concerned Scientists, rising sea levels could put 300,000 US homes at risk by 2045. A California bill has been proposed, which could help create a 'managed retreat' roadmap with a 'buyout' funding plan. However, concerns have been raised the scheme would bail out wealthy homeowners.
The homeless population in California rose 16% last year to 151,000. Governor Gavin Newsom has announced plans to use state properties as homeless shelters and law changes. He proposed that health issues, including mental health, be addressed alongside homelessness. California's homeless population soared 16% last year to around 151,000 with a ...
California is the world’s wealthiest sub-national entity - and its sixth largest economy, between the UK and France. Now is the perfect time for it to step in. To paraphrase Truman, California “must take immediate and resolute action”. It has made some headway in the international arena over the last decade.
Firefighters in the US state of California have been battling a wildfire for almost two weeks. The amount of land burned by wildfires in the state has risen steeply in the past five years. This is costing California more and more money – up from $61 million in the 1990s to more than $400 million in the 2010s. The Washburn Fire in California ...
Mountain lions are a “specially protected species,” according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Since 2002, at least 25 mountain lions have been killed on freeways in Los Angeles, The Guardian reported.
The study shows California is home to the US’s largest food processors, with Los Angeles County receiving 21.9 million tonnes of food in 2012, the year the researchers examined. Some of the food arriving in LA was for local consumption, though the county shipped out 16.6 million tonnes.
This year's fires burned through 4 million acres of land, destroyed 9,000 buildings and killed 31 people. The wildfires also killed and injured an unknown number of animals. California's animal rescuers have been busy trying to find, save and rehabilitate the state's wildlife. A 350-pound (159-kg) black bear was released by a veterinary team ...
Josh Friedman is Co-Founder, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Canyon Partners, LLC. Mr. Friedman is a graduate of Harvard College (B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Physics), Oxford University (M.A., honors, Politics and Economics, Marshall Scholar), Harvard Business School (M.B.A., Baker Scholar) and Harvard Law School (J.D., Sears Prize, magna cum laude). Prior to forming ...