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
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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