California's Delta tunnel largely cleared a key hurdle last week — but far bigger obstacles still stand in the way.

Gavin Newsom has issued an awkward statement about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter — hours after mocking Trump’s appearance at the event. Ahead of the banquet, the California governor’s press office decided to use the opportunity to make fun of the president.

If Gov. Newsom is pressed on film incentives, you can bet he’ll trot out claims of job growth and economic impact.

Over the last six months, the proposed billionaire tax and a heated governor’s race have drawn tech titans and business leaders more directly into the state’s affairs — a space many of them have traditionally kept at arm’s length.

Gavin Newsom is suffering from what the Rand Corporation, right here in California, calls “truth decay” — the steady disappearance of facts and reason from public debate. The latest example is the governor’s attempt to claim that California’s population is growing — after his own government released a report warning that it isn’t.