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Nov 06, 2024
A $230 million bond placed on the ballot by the Napa Valley Unified School District to fund school repairs and improvements is falling short of the 55% approval needed for it to pass, early results show.
Nov 06, 2024
Many school districts, from Pomona to Redlands, asked voters to approve local measures. The projects vary, but include building and upgrading classrooms, repairs of roofs and plumbing or electrical systems and the addition of technology to campuses.
Nov 06, 2024
Sonoma County voters appeared to be approving seven of the 10 school bond issues on the ballot, with two of the three failing measures just shy of the required 55% threshold for passage.
Nov 06, 2024
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District put up Measure A, a $340 million school facilities bond. The bond is set to raise local property taxes by $50 per $100,000 of assessed value, or around $240 a year for the average homeowner in the district.
Nov 06, 2024
Tamalpais Union High School District voters were leaning toward approval of Measure B, a $289 million bond, in preliminary returns on Tuesday. The district, after failing to win support for a $517 million bond in March, trimmed it down by 44% to the current amount for a second try.
Nov 05, 2024
If the apparent approval holds, Measure E will levy a tax of $29 per $100,000 of assessed property annually. For a home assessed at about $1.45 million, the district median, that would mean a tax of about $420 per year.
Nov 06, 2024
Proposition 2, a bond to provide $10 billion in funding for repairs and upgrades at thousands of public elementary, middle and high schools and community colleges across California, was leading in early returns Tuesday night.
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