FILE: Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at the construction site of the Antioch Brackish Desalination Project at the Antioch Water Treatment Plant in Antioch, Calif., on August 11, 2022. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News)

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Monday that would have legalized safe consumption sites for illegal narcotics, arguing that the bill would not foster a safe and sustainable overdose prevention effort.

Senate Bill 57, authored by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, would have authorized a supervised consumption site pilot program in San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles to determine whether such clinics could reduce overdose deaths statewide.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.