Ballot Blowback: The Klein Quorum Petard

Prop. 71 created the California stem cell agency nearly four years ago, but the ballot measure also plays hob with CIRM from time to time.

One of those occasions came last week at its directors meeting in San Diego, which barely mustered the 65 percent quorum necessary to conduct its business legally. It was not the first time. Maintaining a quorum is a…