Why I Support Medical Research—but Oppose Proposition 38

Marianne O’Malley, who spent more than 30 years at the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office and has Parkinson’s disease, explains why she supports medical research but opposes Proposition 38. She questions the $4.2 billion allocation to one institute, exemptions from public oversight, uncertain royalty revenue and the long-term budget tradeoffs of repaying the debt.