Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes painful cuts to close California's growing budget deficitCalifornia governor would slash 10000 vacant state jobs to help close $27.6 billion deficit - The Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state’s budget deficit is $27.6 billion. The figure Newsom announced Friday is smaller than the deficit he anticipated in January. That’s because it doesn’t take into account $17.3 billion worth of budget actions he and l…