California Governor Gavin Newsom presented his final state budget revision on Thursday as if it were the opening ad of his presidential campaign. The highlight: a balanced budget by 2028, he said — which would be the first time California had avoided a deficit after four straight years in the red. Revenues came in stronger than projected in January, he said, erasing what he once said would be a $3 billion deficit, and which analysts warned could be even higher. The overall tab: $349 billion, without cuts to major social programs, he said. “California dominates,” he said, repeating his favorite claim about the size of the California economy (never mind all the businesses it has lost to other states on his watch). Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal Thursday came off like an ad for his presidential campaign. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu The first number he presented was a comparison between the size of the state’s economy when he took office in 2019 ($3.07 trillion) versus today ($4.25 trillion).…