California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces “Golden State Start,” a new statewide program that provides 400 free diapers to families with newborns at hospital discharge. Under the initiative, participating hospitals will give the diaper supply to every newborn covered by the program when they leave the hospital. Multiple outlets report the program begins this summer and is designed to help families with the cost of raising children. Newsom’s office says the first year includes roughly 65 to 75 hospitals, which together handle about a quarter of births and largely serve low-income patients, with plans to expand to additional hospitals statewide. The program is associated with a partnership with Baby2Baby, which manufactures the diapers under the “Golden State Start” label. The coverage emphasizes that California is the first state to provide hundreds of diapers to newborns before leaving the hospital, though it is implemented through select participating hospitals during the initial rollout. Some reporting also frames the initiative within broader budget and affordability concerns, but the core policy details remain consistent across sources: 400 diapers per newborn at discharge through a state-backed hospital program starting this summer.