There will be no Beyond Labels meeting on April 21; the Blue Hill Public Library will be closed in observance of Patriots Day.
At our last meeting, we briefly discussed the “out-migration” of residents from California to states such as Texas and Florida.
It was also asserted that California’s GDP is shrinking (which I don’t think is correct–see the chart at the bottom). Anyway, that prompted us to consider California’s circumstances:
- Does California have a long- (or short-) term economic problem?
- What are its key strengths and weaknesses as an economy?
- What are the biggest issues that California can realistically address?
- Regulatory environment?
- Mix of industries and services produced in the state?
- Affordability/housing?
- Resources–such as water?
We’ll see if the topic gets traction–we have more than a week to do our own research and prepare.
