Executive Director's Note: Once More into the Breach
By Brad Erickson California has a population of nearly 38 million people, with some 10,000 arts nonprofits. The Golden State is home to more artists than any other in the nation, and our creative economy is the state's most important economic sector. The recently released Otis Report shows California's creative economy generates $273 billion each year; constitutes 8% of the state's GDP (gross domestic …