school bond

by Mark McDermott  Measure RLS, the $200 million school bond intended to upgrade local schools, and Measure MMB, a half-cent sales tax increase that will provide the City of Manhattan Beach with $5 million in revenue annually, both succeeded at the ballot on Tuesday.  Though votes are still being tallied, each measure won enough support […]

by Mark McDermott  The campaign for Measure RLS is offering a multi-pronged argument in favor of the $200 million school bond appearing on the November 5 ballot.  The first part is the necessity of upgrades, which range from healthier drinking water, bigger kindergarten classrooms with bathrooms attached, no more leaky roofs, and state-of-the-art science labs […]

  CORRECTION: The original (print and online) version of this article stated that, if the bond passes, as well as State Proposition 2, then Palos Verdes Unified School District would be “earmarked” for $80 million in state matching funds. The correct term is “eligible for,” not “earmarked.”  The $80+ million figure is according to a […]

by Kevin Cody Measure HV, the $28.7 million Hermosa Beach school bond on the November 5 ballot, was foremost among the subjects school leaders wanted to talk about to parents gathered in the bowl at Hermosa Vista School’s Back To School night last Thursday, August 5. But they couldn’t because political campaigning on school campuses […]

by Mark McDermott  The Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously last week to place a $200 million school bond measure on the November election ballot. The proposed school bond is intended to address the more than $400 million in needed upgrades identified in the recently completed Facilities Master Plan. The tax […]

The California State Legislature announced an agreement July 1 between Assembly and Senate leadership on a bill to send a $10 billion school bond to voters in November.   Co-written by South Bay representative, Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi, the “Kindergarten through Grade 12 Schools and Local Community College Public Education Facilities Modernization, Repair, and Safety Bond Act […]

Board president: School bond to go in November Redondo Unified School District is moving toward a definite bond this fall, according to Board President Raymur Flinn. “The issue is the number,” she told Easy Reader Tuesday. The board has been gathering feedback on a proposed bond to cover three main areas, as decided from input […]

by Mark McDermott  As the Manhattan Beach Unified School District explores the potential for a new school bond to address facilities’ needs, the MBUSD Board of Education last week raised the possibility of including the redesign of Begg Pool as part of it. The nearly 70-year-old community pool, which is located adjacent to Polliwog Park […]

by Mark McDermott  The Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Education is exploring the possibility of placing a $200 million school bond on the November ballot. The school board, at its April 18 meeting, heard reports both from its financial and election consultants. Each tentatively recommended placing a school bond on the November ballot, […]