Newsom rejects oversight bills for homelessness spending after state lost track of billions

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) vetoed two bills designed to oversee state funding for homelessness programs after California agencies lost track of roughly $24 billion.

The Democratic governor announced Wednesday that he would not sign AB 2903. The legislation, which Republican Assemblyman Josh Hoover spearheaded, would have required state agencies and departments administering homelessness programs to deliver annual reports to the California Interagency Council on Homelessness and disclose findings to the public.