Budget

California’s bud­get out­look is get­ting bet­ter. Gov­er­nor Jerry Brown’s spend­ing plan released this morn­ing elim­i­nates the deficit and includes an increase in spend­ing, mostly for edu­ca­tion. Brown’s bud­get pro­posal also calls for one-billion dol­lars to be kept in reserves. He says he’s deter­mined to avoid the fis­cal mess the last few gov­er­nors have had to deal