Cash-Strapped California Districts Increasingly Turning To Bond Measures

The Sacramento (CA) Bee (5/30, Lambert) reports that after years of perennial state budget cuts districts across California are increasingly asking "voters to approve new revenue streams in the form of bond measures for building repairs and new technology. The districts seem to want the same things – roofs that don't leak, efficient heating and air conditioning systems and infrastructure that supports computers in classrooms, among other things. Statewide, school districts are asking voters to approve $2.67 billion in bonds in the June 5 election, said David Kline of the California Taxpayers Association."