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CalMattersReportingBy Alejandra Reyes-Velarde
Newsom sides with industry, vetoes bill on factories near homes and schools

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required more polluting facilities built near homes and schools to undergo environmental review — a decision that keeps in place looser rules he championed to speed up development in California. The bill authored by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, a Democrat from Encinitas, responded to fears raised by […]