The governor said that he supported the idea of supervised facilities to reduce overdoses and deaths, but that the state was not yet prepared to put it into practice.
California’s Democratic governor has backed progressive causes before, but he faces a tougher call on the bill if national aspirations are on his mind.
Ownership of the property, known as Bruce’s Beach, will be transferred to descendants of Charles and Willa Bruce, who bought the land in 1912 and built a resort.