Comstock's magazine 0118 - January 2018 | Seite 30

n DISCOURSE
Dollars and Sense
California State Controller Betty Yee on tax reform, climate change and tips
for small businesses
INTERVIEW BY Rich Ehisen PHOTO: Noel Neuburger
A
s the state’s fiscal watchdog, Cal-
ifornia State Controller Betty Yee
has a finger on the pulse of what is
now the world’s sixth largest economy.
But her influence reaches far beyond
just paying the State’s bills. We sat down
with her recently to talk about taxes, cli-
mate change and why she is compelled
to address issues like human trafficking.
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