In today's newscast:
Californians are voting on Proposition 38
Prop. 38 would provide nearly $8.5 billion for immunology research. Supporters say the measure could help advance cures for cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's.
Opponents point out that the proposition designates half of the funds to just one unnamed research institute. That institute appears to be the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy based in the UC Los Angeles research park.
The primary backer of Prop. 38 is billionaire Gary Michelson, who co-founded that institute. Opponents also question whether it's fair to commit so much money to just one institute when California has so many world-class medical researchers.
In response to these concerns, the Yes on 38 campaign has said that the proposition is written to ensure that the funds go to a high-quality institution.
That reporting from our news partner CalMatters.
Racist language persists in many property documents
Despite being illegal, racist language still lurks in California deeds and the practice dates back to the 20th century. It comes up in restrictive covenants.
One from 1936 in Costa Mesa prohibits selling or renting to “any person of African, Mexican, or Asiatic descent.”
If you check your property deed and find language like that, you can ask to have it taken off by filling out the restrictive covenant modification form in your county.
A five-year-old state law requires counties to rid property documents of this language. Orange County says it’s done. Los Angeles County says it’s going to take years.
That reporting from our news partner LAist.