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Proposition 38
Coverage of Proposition 38 in the Nexus archive.
- Is this proposition a $4 billion giveaway to a billionaire-backed LA research center?
Proposition 38, a $8.4 billion bond measure for immunology research, allocates over $4 billion to an unnamed institute with criteria seemingly tailored to favor the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy. Experts question the transparency and specificity of the language, suggesting it may be designed to benefit a single nonprofit without explicit naming.