CA EVENT: Updating California's Poverty Measure

The California Asset Building program hosted a policy roundtable discussion Wednesday October 14 in the State Capitol on updating the antiquated and misleading way we measure poverty. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Director of Poverty Research, Mark Levitan, led Assembly and Senate staff in the in-depth discussion (view his presentation here). Last year, New York City enacted an updated and improved poverty measure based on recommendations made by the National Academy of Sciences.

Complimenting the conversation was New America Fellow Anne Stuhldreher's op-ed 'We need to fix how we measure poverty,' published the previous day in The Sacramento Bee. It is becoming increasingly clear that California needs a modern poverty measure that reflects both the true costs of living and government aid.
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