Editorial: Newsom has proven more government spending isn’t the answer

When Gov. Gavin Newsom first took office in 2019, his first budget proposal called for $144 billion in general fund expenditures.

Now, his final state budget proposal, released Friday, is calling for $248 billion in general fund expenditures.

Even after accounting for inflation, does it seem like Californians are getting their money’s worth from all of this state government spending?

Newsom, of course, says Californians are better off: “Because of what we have built and protected in past state budgets...