$15 billion school bond measure Archives

Primary Election: Californians Reject New Taxes and Borrowing

March 10, 2020 4:17 pmMarch 10, 2020 5:57 pm

As California’s unionized government tightened the screws on everyone who works for a living, responsible citizens have become increasingly disgruntled. The preliminary election returns reported on March 4th – the day after the election, and the day when we...

California Voters Reject Nearly Half of the 236 Local Tax and Bond Measures in March Primary

March 9, 2020 7:56 amMarch 9, 2020 10:06 am

‘Voters have delivered a statement that they are experiencing tax and bond fatigue, and they don’t trust either municipal or state politicians to spend that money effectively. A second California tax revolt could be upon us.’ ~Jon Coupal, Howard Jarvis...

The Failure of School Bond Proposition 13

March 5, 2020 2:13 amMarch 4, 2020 9:19 pm

With all precincts now reporting in, Proposition 13, the bond measure that would have $15 billion go to repairing and modernizing public schools, has failed to pass. Prop 13 fails Voters turned down the measure 56% to 44%, with 2.9...