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What a mess.
Watching Newsom, one thinks that a psychotic person is right in front of them.
The California State Auditor published a scalding report Friday that is an unvarnished indictment of Governor Gavin Newsom and his administration. The report should have everyone living in California horrified.
The Auditor's report finds Gavin Newsom while in his final year as governor, has upended the state's financial structure, compromised public safety, and left the state's infrastructure in far worse condition.
The only conclusion is that Gavin Newsom is the most unserious politician to serve as California Governor, interested only in power and control, having performed none of the executive work and actual governing.
The auditor did not pull any punches, warning that the state is headed toward much worse economic and infrastructure trouble. The next governor will be saddled with Gavin Newsom's statewide catastrophe.
As the State Auditor says, In order to assign the "High-Risk" designation to an agency, the Auditor says waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement are the four following conditions that must be present.
The California State Auditor's Updated Assessment of Issues and Agencies That Pose a High Risk to the State:
California Department of Social Services: Errors in calculating CalFresh benefits reduce program effectiveness and could increase costs to the state due to federal legislation.
"The California Department of Social Services met our criteria to be designated as a high-risk agency, and we are adding it to the high-risk list. Because of recent changes to federal law, the State will soon be required to pay a portion of its CalFresh benefits. This cost, which could be as much as $2.5 billion in federal fiscal year 2028, is based on California's payment error rate, which measures the accuracy of the State's eligibility and benefit determinations. We also describe updates to the seven existing high-risk state agencies and statewide issues that include the Employment Development Department, the State's management of federal COVID-19 funds, the State's financial reporting and accountability, the Department of Health Care Services, information security, the California Department of Technology, and water infrastructure and availability.
The State Auditor names the California Department of Social Services as a "New High-Risk Agency." The auditor warns that if the State does not decrease its Payment Error Rate (overpayment fraud), it will likely need to spend about $2.5 billion annually to maintain CalFresh benefits. In July 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act became federal law and made changes to SNAP that will increase states' share of SNAP costs in two ways.
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Watching Newsom, one thinks that a psychotic person is right in front of them.
The California State Auditor published a scalding report Friday that is an unvarnished indictment of Governor Gavin Newsom and his administration. The report should have everyone living in California horrified.
The Auditor's report finds Gavin Newsom while in his final year as governor, has upended the state's financial structure, compromised public safety, and left the state's infrastructure in far worse condition.
The only conclusion is that Gavin Newsom is the most unserious politician to serve as California Governor, interested only in power and control, having performed none of the executive work and actual governing.
The auditor did not pull any punches, warning that the state is headed toward much worse economic and infrastructure trouble. The next governor will be saddled with Gavin Newsom's statewide catastrophe.
As the State Auditor says, In order to assign the "High-Risk" designation to an agency, the Auditor says waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement are the four following conditions that must be present.
The California State Auditor's Updated Assessment of Issues and Agencies That Pose a High Risk to the State:
California Department of Social Services: Errors in calculating CalFresh benefits reduce program effectiveness and could increase costs to the state due to federal legislation.
"The California Department of Social Services met our criteria to be designated as a high-risk agency, and we are adding it to the high-risk list. Because of recent changes to federal law, the State will soon be required to pay a portion of its CalFresh benefits. This cost, which could be as much as $2.5 billion in federal fiscal year 2028, is based on California's payment error rate, which measures the accuracy of the State's eligibility and benefit determinations. We also describe updates to the seven existing high-risk state agencies and statewide issues that include the Employment Development Department, the State's management of federal COVID-19 funds, the State's financial reporting and accountability, the Department of Health Care Services, information security, the California Department of Technology, and water infrastructure and availability.
The State Auditor names the California Department of Social Services as a "New High-Risk Agency." The auditor warns that if the State does not decrease its Payment Error Rate (overpayment fraud), it will likely need to spend about $2.5 billion annually to maintain CalFresh benefits. In July 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act became federal law and made changes to SNAP that will increase states' share of SNAP costs in two ways.
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