Virus Impacts Include Asian Harassment, Less Money To Counter It

Hostility and harassment toward Asian-Americans led a California group to seek $1.4 million for an anti-hate project, but a coronavirus-triggered budget deficit could make it difficult for the state to say yes to that request.

California is running a $54.3 billion deficit for the fiscal year that ends June 30, according to estimates the governor’s office released Thursday.

That estimate follows a dramatic decrease in tax receipts as businesses shut down or reduced activity to thwart the spread of the coronavirus.

Personal income tax collections are down by more than 25%; sales and use taxes, down more than 27%, and ...