Susan Bookheimer · 34 seconds
Urgent need for cures. Fund the best science.
Susan Bookheimer connects her personal stake in finding new treatments with her case for competition and funding the strongest science.
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Campaign video · October 20, 2026
Press Conference with UC Researchers
Susan Bookheimer (UCLA), Jonathan Eisen (UC Davis) and Steve Shoptaw (UCLA) explain their concerns about Proposition 38’s design and its effects on funding the best science to advance knowledge and treatments.
Press Conference with UC ResearchersOctober 20, 2026
Jonathan EisenUC Davis
Susan BookheimerUCLA
Steve ShoptawUCLA
Recorded October 20, 2026. For interview requests, supporting materials or additional information, contact the No on Proposition 38 campaign at Media@VoteNoOnProp38.org.
October 20 press conference · Short highlights
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Watch the full press conference →Steve Shoptaw · 18 seconds
Who benefits from Prop 38? Not a fix for broad cuts.
Two excerpts from Steve Shoptaw’s remarks: who benefits from Proposition 38, and why he rejects claims that it addresses broad research cuts. Watch his full remarks in the October 20 press conference.
Jonathan Eisen · 22 seconds
Can royalties really repay the taxpayers?
Jonathan Eisen questions the speculation that future research income will repay California taxpayers.