| 1 |
Yes $71.2M; No ~$12K |
Ballotpedia News (Oct 26, 2026) |
Corrected |
Ballotpedia: support committee "reported $71.3 million"; opposition "over $9,900 in contributions from small donors". Changed to $71.3M / just over $9,900, added Ballotpedia source line. SoS page still to open to confirm: https://www.sos.ca.gov/campaign-lobbying/helpful-resources/measure-contributions/2026-ballot-measure-contribution-totals/proposition-38-authorizes-bonds-immunology-research-initiative-statut |
| 2 |
Footnote tag "CIRM 2024 and 2025 annual reports" unmatched |
n/a |
Fixed |
Split to "CIRM 2024 annual report; CIRM 2025 annual report" matching Sources labels |
| 3 |
Luskin gave at least $5M |
CalMatters via KPBS |
Verified |
Luskin "a co-founder and campaign donor who has given at least $5 million" |
| 4 |
~$4.2B to one nonprofit; UCLA confirms only CIII qualifies; Michelson chairs, $120M+ since 2022 |
CalMatters via KPBS |
Verified |
"only the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy could satisfy the stipulations"; Michelson board chair, "at least $120 million" since 2022; "$4.2 billion" |
| 5 |
CIII 3 employees, ~51 planned; building late 2028, ~$100M short |
CalMatters Oct 20 |
Verified / Corrected (minor) |
3 employees (COO, general counsel, scientific advisor); planned "about 51 staff by summer 2025". Pass 4: "The UCLA research park that houses the institute isn't slated to be fully built until at least late 2028"; construction "still needs roughly $100 million". Reworded from "its building isn't due" to the research park wording |
| 6 |
116 trials in 20 years; no FDA-approved therapy named |
CIRM 2025 annual report |
Verified |
"116 clinical trials" as of June 30, 2025 (no span given; CIRM est. 2004); no CIRM-funded therapy named as FDA-approved |
| 7 |
$8.5B over Props 71 and 14 ($3B + $5.5B) |
CIRM 2025 report; Capitol Weekly |
Verified (partly) |
Prop 14 $5.5B in both. Prop 71 $3B not stated in either page; left in place |
| 8 |
NAM 2011 "cannot exert independent oversight"; top 5 got $1.8B |
Capitol Weekly Dec 5, 2024 |
Verified (secondary) |
"exhaustive 2011 study"; Shapiro: "They cannot exert independent oversight"; Stanford, UCLA, UCSF, UCSD, City of Hope "total $1.8 billion". Primary NAM report not fetched |
| 9 |
>$12B with interest, $500M/yr for 25 years |
LAO |
Corrected |
LAO: "$500 million to $600 million annually for about 20 years"; no $12B total. Changed to "Repaying it would cost $500M to $600M a year for about 20 years. LAO" |
| 10 |
Table: Prop 14 $4.6B awarded by June 2025; 12 fast-track designations; $3.8B left 2024 |
CIRM 2025 report; Capitol Weekly |
Corrected |
$4.6B approved as of June 30, 2025 verified; "remaining $3.8 billion" (Capitol Weekly 2024) verified. "12" fast-track designations not in report: removed |
| 11 |
Table: council of recipient institutions; institute exempt from PRA, open meetings, PRA |
LAO; CalMatters Oct 20 |
Verified |
LAO: council of "7 UC campuses and 10 to 15 other" institutions may "select grant recipients from among its member organizations"; CalMatters: exempt from public meetings, political reform, public records laws |
| 12 |
Prop 34 (2024) passed with 50.9% |
SoS Statement of Vote 2024 (elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2024-general/sov/65-official-dec-vote-results-bm.pdf) |
Verified (primary added) |
Prop 34 approved; Yes 7,378,686 (50.9%), No 7,121,317 (49.1%). Tag + Sources line added |
| 13 |
$8.4B GO bond; admin capped 2% |
LAO |
Verified |
"an $8.4 billion general obligation bond"; "No more than 2 percent ... state administrative costs"; cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's |
| 14 |
10% of revenue; 20% discount |
LAO |
Verified |
"Ten percent of any revenue generated must be given to the state"; "20 percent discount" |
| 15 |
Criteria (3.5M visits, 200K sq ft, $250M donations, UC officials); UCSF 3.4M |
CalMatters via KPBS |
Verified |
>3.5M outpatient visits (UCLA 4.1M), UCSF "3.4 million"; 200,000 sq ft; $250M philanthropy; UC officials on board |
| 16 |
Two $50M gifts described near-identically in measure |
CalMatters via KPBS |
Verified |
Measure names "a rapid vaccine development program" and "a microbiome research program", which "closely match" Michelson's gift announcement |
| 17 |
"three-person institute the author controls" (analysis) |
CalMatters via KPBS; CalMatters Oct 20 |
Corrected |
Sources say 3 employees and Michelson chairs the board; "controls" stronger than evidence. Changed to "a three-employee institute chaired by the measure's funder" |
| 18-25 |
Frontmatter title/sponsor; For list (Newsom, both parties, AAI, City of Hope); Against list (LWV, Kaplan, Sac Bee, SF Chron, OC Reg, SD U-T) |
CalMatters guide (calmatters.org/california-voter-guide-2026/proposition-38-research-bond/); CalMatters Oct 20 |
Verified / Corrected (minor) |
Sponsor: "Gary Michelson put this measure on the ballot"; supporters list AAI, CA Democratic Party, City of Hope, Michelson Center; Oct 20: "Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Democratic Party endorsed" plus "dozens of patient and research advocacy groups, plus the state GOP". Opponents: Kaplan, LWV; media: OC Register, SD U-T, Sac Bee, SF Chronicle. Added tags + CalMatters guide source. Opponents' summary "a giveaway with no accountability" not in source; replaced with CalMatters' summary (one nonprofit, narrow field, $500M-$600M/yr for ~20 years) |