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This is Forum. I'm Marisa Lagos and Formina Kim.

It is always a mad scrambler for California governors after Labor Day when the legislative session ends,

and they have one month to decide the fate of hundreds of bills sitting on their desk.

So what has Governor Gavin Newsom prioritized and what did he send back to lawmakers? We're going to talk about some of the bills he's signed

and vetoed so far, what's left and what it all means as the governor heads into his final year

in 26 as governor. We are here this morning with Guy Marzarati. He is, of course,

correspondent on KQ80's California Politics and Government Desk. Hey, Guy. Hey, good morning. Good morning.

And we're thrilled to also have with us, Jeannie Kwong. She is a reporter in the capital for Cal Matters,

one of our partners. Hey, Jeannie. Hi there. Thanks for having me. Well, thank you both

for being here. And we got some breaking news as we headed into the show guy, announced on the social

media site X by the governor with this headline, huge news. Yimbies rejoice. Why is that the governor's

lead? Yeah, the governor this morning signed Senate Bill 79, which is a huge effort that the YIMB

movement has been pushing for a long time to increase housing supply and density in California.

This bill specifically allows the construction of taller housing near transit stops.

It was written by Senator Scott

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