Support for budget relief in early voting

06-09-2010

By Jill Tucker/San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Area voters were largely favoring school measures on local ballots Tuesday, suggesting that despite the tough economy they were ready to give school districts and one community college district relief from state budget cuts, and cash to help construct or modernize classrooms. Four of the five parcel taxes were ahead, with one hovering slightly under the required two-thirds margin of approval. All seven school facilities measures were comfortably ahead. Here is how the races looked late into the evening: Bond measures requiring 55 percent support held strong leads: Mount Diablo Unified School District: Measure C, a $348 million bond, would add classrooms labs, fix leaky roofs, and allow other repairs. (more...)

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