$23 Billion California Research Proposal Sidetracked; Prospects of Anti-Trump Measure Dimmed

State budget turmoil may decide the plan's fate.

State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco and author of the $23 billion proposal, is campaigning to fill the seat of retiring, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Wiener photo.

An ambitious, $23 billion plan to bolster scientific research in California, ranging from wildfire and ocean investigations to gene therapy and water supply problems, was shuffled…