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?' "
Lots of Californians ask one another that question.
Newsom didn't provide a clear answer in the interview. The Democrat seemed to blame the "rigidity and ideological
