NEWSOM'S proposed budget includes a projected $3-billion deficit. -THIS Los Angeles Times article rightly highlights the uncertainty surrounding California’s finances, but it stops short of squarely addressing the central issue: responsibility. Gavin Newsom has been in office for more than five years, long enough that today’s budget reality cannot be blamed on predecessors or unforeseen circumstances alone. Under his watch, California swung from historic surpluses to a projected multibillion-dollar deficit, and voters deserve a candid accounting of how that happened.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 17, 2026 10:41 UTC