Proposition 13 (2020)

March 27, 2024

Nearly all school parcel taxes pass, but mixed results for school bonds in March election

Voters passed two-thirds of school facilities bonds on the ballot this month – less than the historical average for a primary election – along with 10 of 11 parcel taxes.

March 11, 2020

All but final: California voters reject $15 billion state school bond

One week after the March 3 election, Proposition 13 remains behind 46 to 54 percent, which appears too big a gap to make up.

March 6, 2020

Many voters sour on more bonds and taxes; preparing for Covid-19

This week: We explore questions as to why Proposition 13 appears likely not to pass; and Orange County Superintendent of Schools Al Mijares discusses how the county is preparing for the coronavirus.

March 5, 2020

Post-Prop. 13: Why a likely winner may end up California election’s big loser

Several factors — confusion with a more famous 13, tax fatigue, anxiety over the stock market — may have led to the measure’s likely defeat.

March 3, 2020

California school construction bond is losing

Prop. 13 — unrelated to the better known tax cutting initiative in 1978 — would have helped K-12 districts, community colleges, CSU and UC with the cost of construction projects.

March 3, 2020

California election 2020: Democratic presidential primary and Prop. 13 school construction bond

EdSource will post the presidential primary and Prop. 13 results, by county, using our automated tracker. Check back for results.

February 28, 2020

Pros, cons and confusion over $15 billion construction bond

This week: Jeff Vincent, director of the Center for Cities and Schools at UC Berkeley, explains what Prop 13 would do and how the money would be distributed; and Chris Funk, superintendent of East Side Union High School District, lays out the case for teacher housing.