Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong

Nothing, quite literally nothing. So when you say, and the reason I'm telling you this is because I've been telling them and arguing with them over both the phone and physically touring them. I don't understand, but we will spend the money and put $200,000 per hotel room. What's that going to do for you? Put homeless people in the hotel room and then do what?

So this is where we talk about competence matters. And I don't know what goes on around the underpinnings when you say the budget person said, don't worry, Fidel, we'll just print more money. It sounds like my newspaper. If we're losing money, that's okay. I should just print more money and allow that to run. That's what I meant by competence matters. Somebody's made a payroll.

So this is where we talk about competence matters. And I don't know what goes on around the underpinnings when you say the budget person said, don't worry, Fidel, we'll just print more money. It sounds like my newspaper. If we're losing money, that's okay. I should just print more money and allow that to run. That's what I meant by competence matters. Somebody's made a payroll.

People understand what we need to do to help for the common good for all. And I think that the opportunities now to make that change. And sadly, this fire really just epitomizes the need for really competent government, especially in California.

People understand what we need to do to help for the common good for all. And I think that the opportunities now to make that change. And sadly, this fire really just epitomizes the need for really competent government, especially in California.

Well, when I kept on penetrating, I said, listen, it's a 300-bed hospital and then there's a huge tall building that the doctors used to be in. So there's many, many rooms. What's the problem? Well, they said, you know, federal law doesn't allow 16 beds. psychiatric patients to be more than 16 to be together. I said, what? I said, that doesn't make any sense. He said, yeah, because of whatever.

Well, when I kept on penetrating, I said, listen, it's a 300-bed hospital and then there's a huge tall building that the doctors used to be in. So there's many, many rooms. What's the problem? Well, they said, you know, federal law doesn't allow 16 beds. psychiatric patients to be more than 16 to be together. I said, what? I said, that doesn't make any sense. He said, yeah, because of whatever.

I said, well, I first overheard of that, but I'm sure if we go to Washington, we can change that.

I said, well, I first overheard of that, but I'm sure if we go to Washington, we can change that.

No, I can understand. Well, hopefully they'll be changed and hopefully with RFK they'll be changed.

No, I can understand. Well, hopefully they'll be changed and hopefully with RFK they'll be changed.

The thing I say to Dr. Cassidy is that we need more doctors in leadership in the Senate or anywhere, right? And I think that's, you really do, I think, because unless you've actually seen, touched, and felt a patient, you really don't have the empathy and understanding what patients go through. So thank you for having me.

The thing I say to Dr. Cassidy is that we need more doctors in leadership in the Senate or anywhere, right? And I think that's, you really do, I think, because unless you've actually seen, touched, and felt a patient, you really don't have the empathy and understanding what patients go through. So thank you for having me.

You're welcome, and thank you for having me.

You're welcome, and thank you for having me.

Oh, I think it's about six years now, around the 2018 timeframe.

Oh, I think it's about six years now, around the 2018 timeframe.

Well, the accurate thing is that when I bought the paper, I wanted it to be really the voice of all people. And more importantly, I wanted our readers to understand the difference between news and opinion. And when I first started this, obviously, Norm Polstein was the executive editor with me and really seasoned and we had that same mission.

Well, the accurate thing is that when I bought the paper, I wanted it to be really the voice of all people. And more importantly, I wanted our readers to understand the difference between news and opinion. And when I first started this, obviously, Norm Polstein was the executive editor with me and really seasoned and we had that same mission.

Unfortunately, COVID happened and I had to take my eye off the paper to focus on what I was doing on cancer and COVID. I hired a new editor as Norm retired, and the new editor, unfortunately, I think, pushed the paper into something I didn't believe was the right direction. So once I had time, which I did last year and beginning of this year, I began to realize we really need change.