School Bond Update & Davis v. Fresno (lease-leaseback)

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06/03/15

School Bond Legislative Update:

Yesterday the State Senate heard Senate Bill 114 (Liu) the Senate School Bond Bill. The bill failed to pass off the Senate Floor, receiving 26 of the 27 votes necessary for passage. The bill was supported by every Democrat, but by no Republicans.  SB 114 had a number of program changes but no dollar amounts were specified for new construction, modernization, or any other programs. Yesterday’s actions do not mean the bill is dead, it can be reconsidered later. Lack of passage should be considered as another step in the process for legislative consideration for a 2016 State School Bond.   SB 114 is a 2016 bond bill and it is now only June 2015, so there is time.

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Californians Willing to Borrow Big in 2016 to Help Schools

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April 24, 2015

The following article was originally posted by KQED and written by John Myers on April 22, 2015 and is reprinted here with their permission.

[Editor’s Note: Periodically, we publish guest articles that we think inform readers on topics of interest. The article below by John Myers addresses Californian’s willingness to support a school facilities bond in 2016. Necessarily, the views and opinions of the author is his own, but we think the article below is interesting and informative.]

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We Need Your Help – Please Urge the Governor to Support a School Bond

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March 28, 2014

We are at a critical point in our advocacy for a 2014 statewide school bond, and we need your help to urge the Governor to support this effort.

We are requesting that each of our members, including both school districts and their business partners, draft a letter to the Governor encouraging him to support a school bond on the November ballot.  We hope a groundswell of communications will convince the Governor of the significant need for an ongoing State-local partnership for the provision of school facilities.

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California school-construction needs as high as $12 billion, subcommittee reports

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January 30, 2014

The following is an excerpt from an article that ran in the Sacramento Bee on Monday, January 27.  The complete article can be found at the link below:

California school-construction needs as high as $12 billion, subcommittee reports

California needs as much as $12 billion in additional school-building money and almost $5 billion in modernization money, according to estimates in a report to the state board that oversees school-construction dollars.

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November 2013 Local School Bond & Parcel Tax Results

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November 8, 2013

This past Tuesday, November 5, voters and local communities continued to demonstrate their support for school facilities.  Voters approved six out of eight new school bond measures, totaling $216.8 million out of $374.6 million on the ballot.  This represents a 75% passage rate, which is consistent with historical averages.  Additionally, all five school parcel taxes on the ballot passed.

Please click here for C.A.S.H.’s preliminary list of local school bonds and parcel tax measures on the November 5 ballot.

~ C.A.S.H. Staff

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