Gov. Gavin Newsom shouldn’t expect much pushback from the next city in line to lose a state prison.

Norco in Riverside County for years has been lobbying to close the California Rehabilitation Center, arguing the city can find a better use for the site. It was an art deco hotel before it was a state prison.

Now, the prison is on track to close in 2026. Newsom’s corrections department said on Tuesday that the prison is no longer needed because of the state’s falling incarcerated population.

It’ll be the fifth to close during Newsom’s administration . The state expects to save about $150 million by closing the prison.

Other prison cities fought the closures by suing the state or lobbying to hold on to the jobs .

Not Norco. It posted a statement on social media saying officials look forw

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