Low number of liquidity events in Silicon Valley linked to state budget deficit, says State Treasurer Fiona Ma.

On the eve of his budget presentation, Gov. Gavin Newsom sought to blame President Trump's tariff policy for reducing California state revenues.

President Donald Trump’s tariff policies are projected to cut California’s tax revenue by $16 billion in the next fiscal year, Governor Gavin Newsom’s finance department said in a memo. The 4% drop in revenue from a previous estimate is largely due to a stock market downturn last month after the president announced his sweeping tariff campaign on April 2,