Voters Give Another Multi-Billion-Dollar Thumbs Up to California School Bonds.

Election results may still be in flux throughout California, but on school spending, one trend is clear: Once again, voters appear to have given a hearty thumbs up to borrowing for local school improvements, with nearly $12 billion in new bond measures on track to being approved.

About 80 percent of the local bond measures on the Nov. 6 ballot—83 out of 105—appear headed by toward approval, according to preliminary election results compiled by Michael Coleman, fiscal policy adviser for the League of California Cities.

Voters also appear to have approved harder-to-pass parcel taxes, which pay for classroom-related expenditures, in seven out of 12 school districts. A handful of measures remain close calls, so the projected outcomes in some ballot measures could change.

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By Ricardo Cano | Nov. 10, 2018



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