Jon Coupal: Gavin Newsom’s seriously unserious budget proposal

Jon Coupal: Gavin Newsom’s seriously unserious budget proposal

In politics, it’s good to remember that things often don’t mean what you think they mean. A good example of that is the state budget. The California Constitution requires the state to have a balanced budget, but the whole process is a complete farce. Here’s why. When Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his proposed budget in January, he claimed that the state had a “modest surplus.” But how could we have a surplus when he proposed to pull $7.1 billion f…