Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed a handful of cities to operate supervised injection sites.
sector since he was elected to the legislature. That representsSponsors of the bill called Newsom’s decision a political move from a blue state governor whose recent actions have fueled speculation that he could be planning a presidential bid.
Part of Newsom’s reasoning behind the veto seemed to be his concern for the “unlimited number” of sites that could have popped up as a result of the bill. Supporters of the bill rejected that argument. The bill came with no dollars attached, meaning that each county or city interested in setting up a site would have to find its own source of funding to operate the sites. Each site could cost a couple of million of dollars a year to operate.
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