Newsom Vetoes California Finance Tool to Rebuild Fire-Hit Homes

Oct. 14, 2025, 3:00 PM UTC

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed Monday a bill that sought to create a new financing tool to help property owners sell their damaged homes after a disaster.

The legislation (A.B. 797) would have allowed the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development and the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank to issue zero-interest tradeable securities that financial institutions could purchase and then allocate the funds to nonprofits that would buy, rebuild, and sell properties.

The bill passed the state senate 29-9 at the end of the session in September, and the assembly gave its final approval a few days ...

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