Gavin Newsom
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Connected Interests
Toni Atkins
Gov. Newsom vetoed Atkins SB 1 (Environmental/Public Health/Workers Defense Act of 2019) after agricultural water contractors (Westlands and other Voluntary Agreement signatories) threatened to walk away from the Delta Voluntary Agreement process. Veto message gave only the boilerplate "I disagree about the efficacy and necessity" language. Confirms structural fragility seam: Pro Tem authorship + floor whip do NOT translate to over-governor leverage when an industry has a direct gubernatorial channel.
Investigations
Proposition 2 — rainy day fund Published
YES raises the state rainy day fund limit, changes deposit rules and extends extra debt payments. NO keeps the current state reserve and extra debt-payment rules.
Proposition 40 — billionaire wealth tax Published
YES imposes a one-time 5% tax on certain billionaires' assets to fund health care and other services. NO rejects this one-time tax on billionaires' wealth.