George Skelton: I covered the first $3 billion budget in 1963. Now Newsom could crack $300 billion

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The two most striking things about Gov. Gavin Newsom's revised state budget proposal are the immense size and mad money.

He's seeking the first state budget to crack $300 billion — $300.6 billion to be exact. Billion with a "B."

It's striking to me, at least, because I covered passage of the first $3 billion budget in 1963. That's right: 100 times smaller than what Newsom wants.