55% VOTE CREATES LANDSLIDE OF SUCCESSFUL BOND ELECTIONS — The 2002 Primary Election saw a record number of bond and parcel tax elections. Thanks to the success of Senator O’Connell’s Proposition 39 15 months ago, a larger majority of these efforts sought approval of a 55% majority, rather than the traditional 2/3 majority.

Out of a total of 83 elections five were for parcel taxes or Gann Limits. The remaining 78 elections were for bonds, of which 73 were under the aegis of Proposition 39 — 65 passed and 8 failed. There were a total of 5 attempts at a 2/3 approval and only one is known to have succeeded. One of these, Rocklin Unified in Placer County, is on the cusp on the failing side.

All 14 of the community college measures on the ballot were 55% efforts, and 13 of them were successful. The lone failure was West Valley-Mission CCD measure for $268+ million, which garnered 50.7% yes votes. An unusual angle on this one is that bond and parcel tax elections have historically had a very high percentage of approvals in the San Francisco Bay Area. A contributing factor may have been the simultaneous effort of 9 K-12 Santa Clara County school districts seeking approval for a total of approximately $1.0 billion in school bonds. One of the K-12 bonds also failed to reach the required 55% threshold.

In all $2.3+ billion in community college bonds were approved. Clearly, the 55% factor has changed the school and community college local bond landscape. Return data is still not totally complete.

On the K-12 side approximately $4.2 billion were approved and $562 million failed.

It is apparent from this election outcome, that the K-12 and community college bond efforts are interactive. One could conclude from the results in Santa Clara County that, even in an education friendly environment, the ballot can be overloaded. Of course, many other factors play into the equation, not the least of which is the impact of the current recession on this region. Nonetheless, some degree of regional coordination and cooperation might improve the prospects for success in future elections.

With the enormous number of bonds, much time was required to tally the outcome. CCFC wishes to thank CCLC for precise community college information, C.A.S.H. for its quick data collection and School Services of California which has been compiling this information since bonds were reauthorized in 1986. The K-12 data is not quite complete, but the attached pages depict the extent of bond activity at the March 5, 2002 election. Community college elections are in bold.

~Paul Holmes

County	District	$ Amount	Date	Type	Election Type	P/F	%Yes
Orange	Anaheim City Elem.	111,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	63.2
Orange	Anaheim Union HSD	132,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	62.1
Los Angeles	Antelope Valley	103,500,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	57.29
Monterey	Aromas-San Juan USD	11,200,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	65.2
Santa Cruz	Aromas-San Juan USD	11,200,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	82.4
Los Angeles	Azusa USD	75,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	74.83
Los Angeles	Beverly Hills Unified	90,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	77.88
Butte	Butte College	84,900,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	66.5
Contra Costa	Byron Un. SD	10,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	F	51.7
San Mateo	Cabrillo USD		3/5/2002		Parcel Tax 2/3	F	61.7
Santa Clara	Campbell Un. SD	74,900,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	66.9
Alameda	Castro Valley USD	16,800,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	69.1
San Bernardino	Chaffey Comm. College	230,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	57.9
San Bernardino	Chino Valley USD	150,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	61.5
San Luis Obispo	Coast USD	12,700,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	71.6
Contra Costa	Contra Costa Comm. College	120,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	64.6
Tehama	Corning Un. SD	2,700,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	57.3
Santa Clara	East Side Union High	298,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	69.8
San Diego	Escondido USD	46,300,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	58.1
Humboldt	Eureka Elem.	10,585,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	64.11
Humboldt	Eureka Middle and High Schools	32,515,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	62.1
Solano	Fairfield-Suisun USD	100,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	59.7
San Diego	Fallbrook Un. Elem. SD	32,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	F	53.6
Sacramento	Folsom Cordova USD - 1	49,000,000	03/05/02	G.O.	Prop 39	P	72.7
Sacramento	Folsom Cordova USD - 2	53,000,000	03/05/02	G.O.	Prop 39	P	68.7
Alameda	Fremont Newark C.C	150,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	56.1
Alameda	Fremont USD	157,200,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	63.4
Los Angeles	Fullerton Jt. Un. HSD	67,900,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	62.11
Orange	Fullerton Jt. Un. HSD	67,900,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	59.8
Orange	Fullerton SD	49,700,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	61.3
Shasta	Gateway USD	22,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	61.6
Santa Clara	Gilroy USD	69,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	F	53.2
Los Angeles	Glendale Comm. Coll.	98,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	57.87
Placer	Grant Jt. Un. HSD	74,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	F	41.79
Sacramento	Grant Jt. Un. HSD	74,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	57
Kern	Greenfield Union SD	5,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	65.6
San Diego	Grossmont Un. HSD	77,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	N/A
Riverside	Hemet USD	60,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	62.78
Orange	Huntington Beach City Elem.	30,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	60.3
Contra Costa	John Swett USD	10,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	66.7
Marin	Kentfield SD		3/5/2002		Parcel Tax-2/3	P	66.98
Fresno	Kings Canyon USD		3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	66.7
San Diego	La Mesa Spring Valley SD	44,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	69.5
San Joaquin	Linden Unified	115,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	F	54.2
Tulare	Lindsey Unified	7,200,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	68.7
San Joaquin	Lodi USD	109,300,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	57.1
Santa Clara	Loma Prieta Schools	4,900,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	68.4
Santa Cruz	Loma Prieta Schools	4,900,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	65.4
Los Angeles	Long Beach C.C	176,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	64.88
El Dorado	Los Rios Comm College	265,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	55.6
Placer	Los Rios Comm College	265,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	68.66
Sacramento	Los Rios Comm College	265,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	60.5
Solano	Los Rios Comm College	265,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	33.3
Madera	Minarets Jt. Un. HSD	5,350,000	5/21/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	N/A
Kern	Mojave US Improvement District	16,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	2/3 vote	P	71.4
Kern	Mojave USD				Parcel Tax 2/3	P	68.5
Monterey	Monterey Peninsula USD	158,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	F	43.5
Ventura	Moorpark USD	33,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	69.5
Santa Clara	Moreland Elem.	35,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	2/3 vote	P	72.3
Contra Costa	Mt. Diablo USD	250,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	65.4
Nevada	Nevada Joint Union High	15,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	61.36
Los Angeles	North Orange Comm. College	239,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	55.5
Orange	North Orange Comm. College	239,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	57.4
Santa Clara	Oak Grove SD		3/5/2002	Gann	majority	P	69.8
Contra Costa	Orinda Union SD		3/5/2002		Parcel Tax - 2/3	F	63.6
Stanislaus	Paradise Elem. SD	660,000	3/5/2002	GO			61.9
Los Angeles	Pasadena City College	150,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	69.71
Placer	Penryn SD	3,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	2/3 Vote	F	41.6
Orange	Placentia-Yorba Linda	102,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	65.7
Los Angeles	Pomona USD	68,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	62.6
San Diego	Ramona USD	25,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	F	49.6
San Mateo	Redwood City Elem. SD	22,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	64.4
San Joaquin	Ripon USD	10,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	58.4
Placer	Rocklin USD	52,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	2/3 Vote	P	66.27
Placer	Roseville Jt. Un. HSD	79,500,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	F	51.19
Sacramento	Roseville Jt. Un. HSD	79,500,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	79.5
Monterey	Salinas Un. HSD	54,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	60
Los Angeles	San Gabriel Unified	47,150,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	69.24
Santa Clara	San Jose Unified	429,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	69.6
Los Angeles	Santa Monica C.C.	160,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	69.43
Sonoma	Santa Rosa Elem. SD	19,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	70
Sonoma	Santa Rosa HSD	77,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	65.8
Marin	Santa Rosa JC/Sonoma Co. CCD	251,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	62.96
Sonoma	Santa Rosa JC/Sonoma Co. CCD	251,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	67.2
Santa Clara	Saratoga Un. SD	19,900,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	63.4
Santa Cruz	Scotts Valley Unified	44,200,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	2/3 vote	F	64.2
Humboldt	Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Jt. CCD	34,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	F	36.36
Shasta, et al	Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Jt. CCD	34,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	59
Santa Cruz	Soquel Elementary	15,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	71.3
Ventura	Ventura Co. Comm. Coll.	356,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	65.7
San Diego	Vista USD	140,000,000	03/05/02	G.O.	Prop 39	P	66.9
Contra Costa	West Contra Costa USD	300,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	P	71.6
Santa Clara	West Valley-Mission Comm. Coll.	268,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	F	50.8
Santa Cruz	West Valley-Mission Comm. Coll.	268,000,000	3/5/2002	G.O.	Prop 39	F	49.5