Newsom vetoes bill, inspired by East Bay woman’s death, on late-night jail releases

Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill inspired by a local ex-inmate who died after being released from Santa Rita Jail in the middle of the night.

Senate Bill 42, called the “Getting Home Safe Act” was introduced by state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Oakland, and was designed to end late-night county jail releases.

Jessica St. Louis, 26, was found dead at the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station on July 28, 2018, just hours after being released from Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. She had been released at 1:30 a.m. and headed to the nearest BART station, which is more than a mile from the jail. Although she made it there, the station wouldn’t open for several more hours.

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