Opinion: How much is Calif. really spending?

By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee

It’s time again for some more fun with numbers – big numbers.

Dan Walters

They’re the numbers associated with the 2015-16 state budget, which the Legislature and Gov. Jerry Brown enacted last month.

There may be some public confusion over its dimensions. Some news media reported the total as $115.4 billion, others as $167.6 billion.

Both are correct as far as they go.