Newsom vetoes firefighter pay raise months after California's most expensive wildfire

Less than a year after the most expensive and devastating wildfire in state history, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bipartisan bill that sought to raise salaries for California’s state firefighters.Newsom wrote in a letter on Oct. 3 that he vetoed the bill because it would cost the state too much money and interfere with the normal way employee pay is negotiated.MAPS SHOW EXTENT OF WILDFIRE DEVASTATION, HOMES DESTROYED"While I appreciate the author's intent, this bill would create significant cost pressures for the state and circumvent the collective bargaining process," Newsom wrote."E