[Blue House Sue]

Currently, California has a an $8.8 billion budget surplus.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article210940359.html

[vladimir998]

“Currently, California has a an $8.8 billion budget surplus.”

Well, when you have 1 Trillion in unfunded pensions, 8 billion in budget surplus will maybe get you a cup of coffee: https://www.ocregister.com/2018/04/06/with-california-taxpayers-facing-a-1-trillion-unfunded-pension-liability-lawmakers-focus-on-foam-and-plastic-straws/

[Luircin]

A budget surplus in the same sense that unemployment went down under Obama.

Shuffle the numbers, change the definitions, and outright lie until you get the figures you want.