Newsom Will Use Big Budget Surplus to Address California's 'Existential Threats'

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Newsom Will Use Big Budget Surplus to Address California's 'Existential Threats'

Gov. Gavin Newsom helps clean up a homeless encampment in San Diego. Courtesy of the Governor’s officeIt’s been a tumultuous few years in California, with record wildfire seasons, a worsening drought and a wave of smash-and-grab retail theft amid a coronavirus pandemic that just won’t seem to end.But when it comes to the state’s finances, things are looking up. Way up. Tens of billions of dollars up.On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a $286.4…