Gavin Newsom: “We're doing it at a scale 11,150 new beds and 26,700 new…”

“It fulfills the commitment that was made, a bipartisan commitment in the sixties that was never realized, to provide step down facilities and community based care for the behavioral health, for behavioral health needs in the state. We're doing it at a scale 11,150 new beds and 26,700 new slots for behavioral health. Last week on Meet the Press, Governor Newsom told Kristen Welker that as far as he's concerned, President Joe Biden's age at 81 is an advantage in his race for a second term.” (06:44–06:54)

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