OPINION 'Right wing praise will soon turn to condemnation, however. That’s because — in the absence of any other solutions — Newsom’s veto saddles him with responsibility for the many California deaths that might have been prevented with Senate Bill 57.'
As expected, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed a bill that might have saved thousands of lives in California. His rejection of a harm reduction measure to reduce drug overdose deaths drew applause from Republicans, and the veto allows him to keep his name off of a controversial policy as he builds his national profile.
Contrast this clear statement with the tortured verbiage of Gov. Newsom, a supposed supporter of cutting edge harm reduction strategies. “Speaking at a campaign stop in San Francisco’s Mission District, the Democratic lieutenant governor said he hasn’t ‘read the details of the legislation’ that Brown vetoed Sunday,” wrote Joe Garofoli in 2018. “But he said he has spoken with San Francisco Mayor London Breed ‘on multiple occasions’ about a pilot program that would allow drug users to shoot up in a city-sanctioned center under supervision.
Mayor London Breed, a longtime proponent of safe consumption sites, expressed disappointment in Newsom’s decision but indicated San Francisco might press ahead despite the veto.
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