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Newsom vetoes bipartisan accountability legislation aimed at state spending on homelessness crisis
Fox News
Gov. Newsom rejected a bill that would have required annual reporting of state-funded homeless programs, saying in his veto message several similar bills were already in the pipeline.
"For these reasons, I cannot sign this bill," Newsom wrote after listing several bills in the legislature that will require additional reporting of outcomes of several programs. "These reports will be made publicly available by Cal ICH." Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
California's homelessness spending — more than $20 billion since Newsom took office — has drawn more scrutiny from legislators, including Democrats, this year. Meanwhile, cities and counties have drawn the ire of Newsom, who blames them for not properly handling allocated funds. The frustrated second-term governor picked up trash left behind by homeless encampments over the summer as he continued to make calls for municipalities to take accountability.