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Tag: School Construction Bonds
February 9, 2017

Gov. Brown agrees to issue first school bonds this fall

The governor, who opposed Prop. 51, will get the oversight changes he wanted.

John Fensterwald
January 10, 2017

Governor proposes minimal funding increase for K-12 schools next year

Gov. Jerry Brown is also demanding improved auditing before floating school construction bonds.

John Fensterwald
December 18, 2016

Brown exploring if new bond measure can be divvied up differently

Districts are worried the governor will slow down distribution of Proposition 51's matching funds.

John Fensterwald
November 10, 2016

Districts pass $23 billion in construction bonds, most parcel taxes

By approving local bonds, districts will be eligible for matching money from $9 billion state bond under Prop 51.

John Fensterwald
November 9, 2016

Voters back all three education initiatives on California ballot

State propositions extend tax on wealthy residents, fund a $9 billion construction bond and repeal English-only instruction law.

Theresa Harrington, John Fensterwald, and Ashley Hopkinson
September 21, 2016

$9 billion California school bond struggling to gain support, poll says

Backers of extending the tax on wealthy residents also have yet to seal the deal.

John Fensterwald
November 30, 2015

Study: State should increase, overhaul school construction bonds

A $9 billion bond is on the 2016 ballot, but the governor opposes more debt.

John Fensterwald
January 21, 2015

Brown, districts at odds over school construction bonds

Gov. Jerry Brown wants the state to cease issuing K-12 construction bonds, leaving school districts to pay the tab to build schools. A coalition of districts and the building industry says it will put a $9 billion bond before voters next year.

John Fensterwald
August 14, 2014

School bond moves on to uncertain fate

Update: After a week in legislative limbo, a bill that would have placed a $4.3 billion school construction bond on the November ballot is now officially dead. With a veto by Gov. Jerry Brown likely, Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan, D-Alamo, pulled AB 2235.

John Fensterwald