Newsom’s Final Budget Defers the Difficult Budget Decisions to California’s Next Governor Wayne Winegarden July 2026 The FY2026-27 Budget Basics Gov. Newsom has signed the FY2026-27 budget – Newsom’s final one as governor. He claims the budget “prioritizes fiscal restraint” and promotes “long-term sustainability,” but the numbers tell a different story. According to the agreement, the state will spend $351.7 billion in the 2026-27 fiscal year, which is nearly $27,000 per household. Overall state spending ...

A former reality television star with a penchant for inflammatory social media antics is drawing headlines and building momentum in the homestretch of a political campaign. No, not that guy. Rather, it’s Spencer Pratt, the villain from MTV’s mid-aughts show “The Hills,” who has emerged as an unlikely player in the Los Angeles mayoral race. Eye-catching social media videos, created by Pratt’s campaign and online supporters, have gone viral for their slick uses of artificial ...