The economic secret Gavin Newsom doesn’t want you to know

Tamara Ceaikovski

Gavin Newsom likes to talk about how California keeps getting richer , as he campaigns around the country. What he doesn’t want you to know is that Californians are poorer than other Americans, in terms of disposable income. A recent Pacific Research Institute (PRI) study notes that Californians look like they are earning more because the median household income is 20% above the national average. At the same time, the study notes, Californians have 35% less disposal income than the rest of the