News Update

San Francisco School Board plans to ask voters to approve $1 billion bond measure for building repairs

The San Francisco Unified School District plans to present voters with a $1 billion general obligation bond as soon as November, the San Francisco Examiner reported.

It would be the largest bond measure in the city’s history, the Examiner reported

A district-wide facilities condition assessment last year that analyzed 148 public schools, charter schools, and administration sites, found the district needs $1.7 billion for building repairs and upgrades over the next five years, according to the Examiner.

School Board President Kevin Boggess said of the assessment, “$1 billion feels like a small number” considering all the needs for building upgrades.

San Francisco Unified has some of the “oldest buildings west of the Mississippi,” district spokesperson Laura Dudnick told the Examiner.