Why isn’t Gavin Newsom signing Senate payments?

I’m CalMatters politics reporter Yue Stella Yuand I’m in for Lynn at present.

With every batch of invoice signings and vetoes by Gov. Gavin Newsom, it’s turning into increasingly noticeable: He isn’t approving many payments authored by state senators.

Is he holding their laws hostage to get the Senate to play ball on his particular session on fuel costs?

His workplace says “no.”

• Newsom spokesperson Izzy Gardon: “We generally announce bills in the order in which the Governor reviews them. The timing of his actions is not tied to any broader legislative dynamics.”

Nonetheless, listed below are the numbers for the reason that common session ended Aug. 31: Newsom has signed 50 Meeting payments and vetoed six. He has signed only one Senate invoice and vetoed one other. Monday, the governor signed just one measure: Meeting Invoice 2867which is aimed toward serving to California residents recuperate artwork and different private property stolen through the Holocaust.

Newsom known as the particular session simply hours earlier than lawmakers had been imagined to adjourn for the 12 months so he might push an power invoice package deal that did not move within the common session. Whereas the Meeting gaveled into session, Senate President Professional Tem Mike McGuire balked on the name and declined to convene his members, however later added he would solely reply the decision if the Meeting agreed on the payments first. The Meeting might vote on payments on Oct. 1.

When requested for touch upon Newsom’s lack of motion on Senate payments, McGuire spokesperson Kerrie Lindecker replied: “This question is best directed to the Governor’s Office.”

Sen. Scott Wiener has a few high-profile payments on Newsom’s desk, and he’s holding occasions to attempt to persuade the governor to signal them. Monday, the San Francisco Democrat joined medical doctors, pharmacists and sufferers in assist of his invoice that may tighten rules on pharmacy profit managers — intermediaries between drug producers and insurance coverage firms — in hopes of lowering prescription drug costs. And at present, Wiener plans to assemble with the Nationwide Group for Girls, youth teams and others to push his laws on synthetic intelligence security that has drawn nationwide consideration and is strongly opposed by Huge Tech.

Reminder: Newsom has tons of of payments left to determine earlier than his Sept. 30 deadline. CalMatters is monitoring a number of the most noteworthy.

From CalMatters homelessness reporter Marisa Kendall:

Because the homelessness disaster continues to develop (CalMatters uncovered almost 186,000 Californians now are unhoused), some cities are hurrying to construct shelters and reasonably priced housing.

Not Norwalk.

The small metropolis in Los Angeles County final month authorized a short lived ban on the “establishment, implementation or operation” of emergency shelters, single-room occupancy lodges, supportive housing and transitional housing. Right now, its Metropolis Council is about to think about whether or not to increase that moratorium one other 10-and-a-half months.

Gov. Newsom isn’t joyful. On Monday, his workplace threatened authorized motion if town doesn’t reverse course.

• Newsom, in an announcement: “It is counterproductive and immoral for any community to throw up their hands and say they’ve done enough while they still have people in need.”

A spokesperson for town didn’t reply to CalMatters’ questions. However in a memo to council members, metropolis employees wrote that shelters and homeless housing might have “detrimental effects” on the group, probably inflicting “over proliferation,” noise and financial impacts, and harming property upkeep and safety. The moratorium additionally bans liquor shops, low cost shops, laundromats, automobile washes and payday mortgage institutions.

Metropolis employees advisable town lengthen the moratorium to offer employees extra time to review the results of those institutions and draft a everlasting ordinance regulating them.

That is the most recent try by Newsom to point out that cities should construct their justifiable share of shelters and housing — or else. Earlier this month, his administration settled a lawsuit towards Elk Grove over town’s denial of a housing mission. In Might, Newsom secured a courtroom order forcing Huntington Seashore to comply with state housing regulation.