Op-ed by Will Swaim, includes “Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new, record-setting budget is built in large part on a massive surplus that special-interest groups cannot wait to spend. There’s a little money for the homeless, a bit for climate change, money for women from other states and countries seeking abortions here, even money to provide healthcare for immigrants here illegally. In a rarity for California, there’s even talk of a modest tax refund. But there is no actual surplus. …”