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The state of California has the sixth largest economy in the world with a yearly gross state product of $1.3 trillion.
As a leader in the recent economic boom, California created 417,000 new jobs last year.
The state’s population currently stands at thirty-four million people —12.5% of the total population of the United States—and California’s population is projected to grow to forty million by the year 2010.
A victim of its own abundant success, California moves into the 21st century actively searching for solutions to these
challenges: overpopulation in urban areas and associated price inflation for housing and overcrowding in
our schools; an energy crisis; an inadequate water supply; destruction of open areas; and depletion of our natural resources.
We do not contend that our list of challenges is complete. If there are any areas of
particular interest to you, please let us know.
Contact: tcorwin@globalpond.org
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