Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Voters give thumbs up to higher taxes for schools
Across the San Gabriel Valley voters gave their strong approval to bond measures that raise money for school improvements. The bond money will pay for new classrooms, security upgrades, technological improvements, and heating and cooling upgrades in schools throughout the region.Long Beach USD's $1.2 billion bond wins
A $1.2 billion construction bond measure for the Long Beach Unified School District won at the polls, according to election results released today.Willows, Biggs school bonds fail again
Two bonds measures to be used for facility improvements for schools failed to pull in the requisite 55 percent in favor. Voters in Willows Unified School District and Biggs Unified School District defeated the measures.Drive to unify Hamilton School districts appears headed to victory
A drive to unify Hamilton City's two school districts appeared headed to victory with early results from Tuesday's election.O.C. voters adopt $430 million in K-12 school bonds
All five local school bonds in Orange County were passed by voters Tuesday, according to unofficial election results, though they differed in the strength of community support.Column: State's finances are heading for a precipice
California's government isn't quite Lehman Bros. yet. But it is getting close. Once the excitement fades from the election of a new president, the reality will begin to set in closer to home: The financial condition of the once-Golden State is probably about as bad as it has been since the Great Depression.County school districts get funds for repair work
The State Allocation Board has awarded more than $3 million to local school districts for emergency repairs.L.A. education funds approved
Los Angeles-area voters approved the construction of new schools and repair of aging campuses from San Pedro to Woodland Hills Tuesday.From school boards to bonds, Valley votes
A sagging economy may have doomed a sales-tax increase to expand library services in Fresno County, but a bond measure to build new schools in Central Unified succeeded by a healthy margin Tuesday night.
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