Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 435 on Sunday, which would require California departments to collect and release disaggregated health data for Indigenous and Latinx nations. The bill is now back in the Senate for consideration of the veto.
Seciah Aquino, executive director of the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California (LCHC), spoke out about the decision in a press release, noting that the veto occurred on the eve of Indigenous Peoples Day.
“On what should be a day of celebration in not just recognition, but real progress for Indigenous peoples, the Governor has denied Indigenous Mesoamericans and Latinxs an opportunity to collect life-saving data that can achieve health equity for our communities.”
