Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal is big and irresponsible

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed new budget is as big and unruly as the nearly three-hour press conference he held last week to unveil it. Like many things the new governor proposes, his budget is filled with grandiose promises and backed by lofty rhetoric. But, ultimately, it epitomizes little more than Sacramento’s typical approach of throwing money at problems and raising taxes even when there’s no obvious need to do so. The record-setting $222 billion budget increases spending by 2.3 percent and counts on an additional $107 billion in revenues from the federal government. We’ll start with the good news. His...