Gavin Newsom: “We signed shortly thereafter an executive order which…”

“They lamented that they were spending more money on water they could not consume or even bathe in than the folks in Beverly Hills. It marked a moment again of consciousness, accountability and responsibility to do something. We signed shortly thereafter an executive order which ultimately led to a Safe Clean Drinking act that generates $130 million a year to address that issue. But we were in the process of trying to solve problems. Not indictment of Brown, quite the contrary.” (08:14–08:29)

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