On July 17, 2019, the California Assembly Select Committee on Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion and the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy held an informational hearing in San Frabcisco on the effects of the United States’ trade tariffs on China on the California and United States economy. The following memo prepared for the hearing offers insight into California’s trade-based economy, as well as some initial findings as to the impact of the trade dispute on the California economy. The memo is here.