Governor Vetoes Tax Credit for Californians Without Cars (1)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill Wednesday that would have given low-income Californians a $1,000 tax credit per household that didn’t own a car, saying the $1 billion price tag is too high.

The Democratic governor used a statement in his veto message for the bill (S.B. 457) similar to the one he has used in several other vetoes in the past few weeks, invoking lower-than expected revenues in the first months of the fiscal year and the importance of focusing on existing obligations such as education, health care, and public safety.

“The Legislature sent measures ...