'Better than manna from heaven': Huge California surplus is gift for Newsom as recall fight simmers
'Better than manna from heaven': Huge California surplus is gift for Newsom as recall fight simmers FacebookTwitterEmail California Gov. Gavin Newsom takes part in a news conference at The Unity Council on Monday, May 10, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. Millions of poor and middle-class Californians would get tax rebates of up to $1,100 under a proposal unveiled Monday by Democratic Gov. Newsom, as part of a broader pandemic recovery plan made possible by an eye-popping $75 billion budget surplus. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group via AP)Aric Crabb/Associated Press SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom cou...