Gov. Jerry Brown: State budget deficit now $16 billion — up slightly from his $9.2B deficit revision in January

Gov. Jerry Brown: State budget deficit now $16 billion

Gov. Jerry Brown said in a video release today that California’s budget deficit has mushroomed to $16 billion, nearly twice as high as the $9.2 billion he estimated in January.

Gosh, what a stunning revelation! Who’d a thunk it?

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But the good news is that it’s not Assemblyman’s Nathan Fletcher’s fault. He wasn’t at his post in Sacramento, so no responsibility for this deterioration falls on his shoulders.