Gavin Newsom: “Fast forward to 1967 down to 22,000 [psychiatric beds].”

“In 1957, in the state of California, with a population of half the population that we enjoy today, the state of California had 37,000 psychiatric beds. Fast forward to 1967 down to 22,000 [psychiatric beds]. We announced a number of years ago when we launched the campaign for Proposition 1, the $6.38 billion bond, that the community vision was never realized.” (00:28–00:40)

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