Few, if any, states state spend more money on welfare programs than California. Now diapers will be subsidized.

The state is distributing $20 million in tax dollars for free diapers to poor mothers through a nonprofit called Baby2Baby.  He is also urging companies to donate to the diaper project.

Baby2Baby’s co-CEO’s, Norah Weinstein, sits on the board of the California Partners Project, a “gender equality” nonprofit created by Newsom’s spouse, Jennifer Siebel Newsom. California Partners helped “facilitate” the new partnership between California and Baby2Baby’s diaper program.

Welfare recipients already get a subsidy for diapers, and many local diaper banks provide them for free. Companies like Huggies frequently give away free diapers in promotions. Diapers cost less than a quarter each if bought in packs of 100 at either Costco or Walmart. Newsom’s “government diapers” are poor quality and almost three times as expensive.

What smells bad about this program is that Gavin’s wife’s non-profit, California Partners Project, has taken in over $4.4 million in what are called “behested payments” from companies approached (strong-armed?) by the governor. It’s an offer they can’t refuse.

Behested payments are an increasingly popular grift in California, in which a donation is made to a third party at the “request” of a public official. It’s a request many firms find they can’t refuse in one-party California.

California state records show “behested payments” have grown from under $1 million a year before Newsom became governor in 2018 to over $225 million a year today.