California Gov. Brown Vetoes Safe Injection Sites Bill

California Gov. Brown Vetoes Safe Injection Sites Bill
California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed Assembly Bill 186 on Sept. 30, which would have allowed the city and county of San Francisco to open safe injection sites. David Paul Morris/Getty Images
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California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed Assembly Bill 186 on Sept. 30, which would have allowed the city and county of San Francisco to open safe injection sites following a three-year pilot program, according to the governor’s office.

The bill, which was one of many that crossed the governor’s desk on Sept. 30, was co-authored by Assemblymembers Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), and introduced by Susan Eggman (D-Stockton). It passed in both the assembly and senate floors before going to Brown’s desk in early September.