Garen Yegparian
BY GAREN YEGPARIAN
This is the second piece discussing, in installments, the 17 propositions on California’s ballot. The ones related to taxes and fees are covered below. The accompanying table contains my recommendations on all 17, in case you vote by mail and want to send you ballot in quickly. Local ballot measures will be addressed in two weeks. All this may seem boring, but at least it is a discussion of how to govern rather than the vacuous nature the presidential election has taken on!
Prop 51 is a school bond to pay for schools and community colleges. It also tries to address the greater difficulties faced by lower income school districts. Educational institutions are always in need, very simply, because there are hundreds and hundreds of buildings housing them across the state. Each time a bond passes, not all of them are able to benefit. The last time a bond measure such as this passed was a decade ago. Yet some people find ridiculous reasons to oppose proposals as elementally necessary as this. My only concern is that a portion of this money is designated for “public charter schoolsâ€
