Most local school districts that put taxes and bonds before voters look like theyâre going to get what they asked for.
In Oakland, voters are supporting a $735 million bond measure to fund upgrades and repairs to Oakland Unified facilities. As of Wednesday afternoon, Measure Y was ahead with 77% of the vote.
In San Francisco, voters are backing Proposition J, a parcel tax estimated to bring in $48 million a year for the cityâs school district, with 75% of the vote â well ahead of the two-thirds necessary for it to pass.
That measure would replace a previously approved tax thatâs been hung up in court.
In Marin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma and Solano Counties, most school bonds and taxes also appear on track to pass.
A statewide measure that would raise billions for schools and local governments, Proposition 15, was down by 400,000 votes as of Wednesday afternoon. The proposition aims to close a major loophole in Proposition 13, passed in 1978, which reduced property taxes on homes and businesses, allowing California’s corporations to keep their property taxes artificially low for decades.
â Vanessa Rancaño (@VanessaRancano), Kevin Stark (@starkkev)
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