Rejecting a Solution That is Worse Than the Problem

Tourists climb on the Lombard residents' walls (Chron photo);
the proposed bill didn't penalize pedestrians, however.

Last month we noted the proposal to tax cars that drove down Lombard, the "crookedest street in the world." Governor Newsom vetoed the bill last Saturday.

"I am acutely aware of the need to address congestion and safety around Lombard Street,” Newsom said in a veto message. “However, the pricing program proposed in this bill creates social equity issues. Access to this iconic attraction should be available to all, regardless of their ability to pay.”

The state of our State is indeed dismal when Gavin Newsom, the politician whom I will never vote for, seems like the only sane voice in Sacramento.