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Land Use,
Government,
Constitutional Law

Sep. 16, 2024

Proposition 34: The legal issues behind the political conflict

Proposition 34 is a California Apartment Association attack on the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, but who can defend its constitutionality if voters approve it?

John S. Caragozian

Email: caragozian@gmail.com

John is a Los Angeles-based lawyer and sits on the Board of the California Supreme Court Historical Society. He welcomes ideas for future monthly columns on California's legal history at caragozian@gmail.com.

Nat Stern

Professor of Law Emeritus Florida State University College of Law

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Proposition 34 will be on California's November 2024 ballot. On its face, it amends the state Welfare & Institutions Code to require certain healthcare providers to spend 98% of revenues from federal drug programs on direct patient care. In practice, it would bar AIDS Healthcare Foundation--which is a provider and Proposition 34's target--from continuing to bankroll rent control initiatives.

If voters approve Proposition 34, AHF might challenge its v...

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