> "This isn’t a calculation error – it’s revision to better estimate how these payments are made," said H.D. Palmer, a spokesman for Newsom's Department of Finance.

Nice excuse. Reminds me of "it depends what the meaning of 'is' is".

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hex4def6 2 hours ago | parent [-]

"The memo stated Gov. Newsom's administration made two errors. The first involved double counting CalPERS contribution rates for the upcoming year, which the LAO said was a $1.6 billion miscalculation. The second issue involved incorrect contribution rates when the administration calculated how much money the state would need to contribute to CalPERS in the years ahead. The LAO stated that mistake amounts to about $450 million. "

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"This isn’t a calculation error – it’s revision to better estimate how these payments are made," said H.D. Palmer, a spokesman for Newsom's Department of Finance. "We told legislative leaders and the LAO back in February that we would update how we estimate these payments once this issue was identified. We’ve already made that adjustment, and it will be reflected in the revised budget next month."

Can someone please explain to me how double-counting isn't a calculation error? Best attempt wins.

When a political organization has no qualms about putting out a statement like that, it's a sign that they do not respect you.

	▲	apparent 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Agree completely. You can say "it was this kind of error not that kind of error" but not "it's not an error it's a revision". They made a revision to fix the error.