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George Skelton

George Skelton: California used to be good at building things. What happened?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom is upset. He's frustrated because California isn't building nonstop as it did in the mid-20th century.

"People are losing trust and confidence in our ability to build big things," the governor told columnist Ezra Klein of the New York Times in a recent interview.

"People look at me all the time and ask, 'What the hell happened to the California of the '50s and '60s?' "

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