EPIC Blasts Newsom’s Veto of Bill to Shift State Forests Beyond Timber Production

EPIC Blasts Newsom’s Veto of Bill to Shift State Forests Beyond Timber Production

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation that would have shifted California’s demonstration forests away from a primary focus on timber production toward broader goals including wildfire resilience, biodiversity and tribal stewardship. EPIC says the veto leaves the state’s public forests governed by outdated priorities. Source

Newsom Just Vetoed the Bill That Would Have Rewritten Logging Rules in a Mendocino Forest

Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday vetoed the bill that would have rewritten the rulebook for Jackson Demonstration State Forest, ending a legislative push that had drawn rallies in Fort Bragg and unanimous support from Mendocino County supervisors. SFGATE published the details of the veto of Assembly Bill 2494, authored by Assemblymember Chris Rogers of Santa …