PROP
4

AUTHORIZES BONDS FUNDING CONSTRUCTION AT HOSPITALS PROVIDING CHILDREN’S HEALTH CARE. INITIATIVE STATUTE.

AUTHORIZES BONDS FUNDING CONSTRUCTION AT HOSPITALS PROVIDING CHILDREN’S HEALTH CARE. INITIATIVE STATUTE.

Summary

Authorizes $1.5 billion in bonds, to be repaid from state’s General Fund, to fund grants for construction, expansion, renovation, and equipping of qualifying children’s hospitals. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds averaging about $80 million annually over the next 35 years.

Money Raised

Chart depicts total fundraising by all committees primarily formed for and against Prop 4.Totals are updated daily with contributions from Power Search opens new window and adjustments from the most recent Political Reform Division analysis. opens new window

Largest Contributions

Showing the 10 largest contributions to committees formed primarily for and against Prop 4 in the election cycle when it appeared on the ballot. Contributions in earlier election cycles and contributions between allied committees are excluded. For more information on funding for ballot measure campaigns, visit the Power Search opens new window campaign finance search engine.

Yes on Prop 4

Valley Children's Hospital
01/05/2018
$681,500
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
01/09/2018
$681,500
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
01/10/2018
$681,500
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
01/16/2018
$681,500
Children's Hospital of Orange County
01/18/2018
$681,500
Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland
02/01/2018
$681,500
Miller Childrens & Womens Hospital Long Beach
02/05/2018
$681,500
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
02/09/2018
$681,500
Children's Hospital of Orange County
06/25/2018
$681,500
Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach
07/02/2018
$681,500

No on Prop 4

No contributions have been reported to the No on 4 campaign in the election cycle when it appeared on the ballot.

What your vote means

Yes

A YES vote on this measure means: The state could sell $1.5 billion in general obligation bonds for the construction, expansion, renovation, and equipping of certain hospitals that treat children.

No

A NO vote on this measure means: The state could not sell the $1.5 billion in general obligation bonds proposed for these purposes.

More on Proposition 4

For background on Proposition 4, an analysis by the legislative analyst, endorsements for and against the measure, and more...

Arguments

Pro

California Children's Hospitals provide specialized care for over 2 million sick children each year—cancer, sickle cell, organ transplants—no matter what families can pay. 85% of children with leukemia are cured. Proposition 4 increases capacity, provides the latest technology, and advances pediatric research to cure more children.

Con

Proposition 4 would authorize the State to borrow $1.5 billion for construction and expansion at "non-profit" children hospitals by selling bonds that would need to be repaid with interest. We should look at the bigger picture and ask how to improve health care outcomes in California.

Campaigns

For

Yes 4 Children's Hospitals—Yes on Proposition 4
YesOnProposition4.org

Against

Gary Wesley
Mountain View, CA