South Pasadena Unified School District parcel tax, Measure S, June 2009

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A South Pasadena Unified School District parcel tax, Measure S ballot proposition was on the June 16, 2009 ballot in Los Angeles County for voters in the South Pasadena Unified School District, where it was narrowly approved.

The new tax will generate about $1.8 million a year.

• Yes: 3,991 (67.26%)
• No: 1,943 (32.74%)

Measure S asked voters to approve a four-year parcel tax of $288 for single parcels and $95 for each unit in four-plex parcels.

The ballot summary for Measure S said, "To offset severe cuts in State funding for schools and protect the quality of education; to help prevent teacher layoffs, class size increases, and cuts including libraries, arts, music, and classroom academics, shall the South Pasadena Unified School District levy an annual special tax for four years at $95/unit in multi-unit parcels and $288 for other parcels, with a senior exemption; independent, citizens oversight committee; no funds for administrator salaries; and with every dollar staying in South Pasadena schools?"

The election was conducted on a mail-in only basis.^[1]

Paperwork error

The South Pasadena school district failed to submit paperwork to the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office about the newly-approved tax. As a result, when property tax bills were mailed in October 2009, the bills sent to property owners in the district did not include a line item for the new Measure S tax.

School board President Elisabeth Eilers said "This happened at a time when we were going through a lot of changes at the district."^[2]

The district was forced to pay a vendor $15,000 to mail out supplementary bills to the district's property owners.

Supporters

According to a local blog, those supporting Measure S were "way more organized" than those in opposition.^[3]

See also

• California 2009 local ballot measures
• Parcel tax elections in California

External links

• Text of Measure S
• Measure S election results
• Measure S election information booklet
• Vote Yes on S!, website of supporters
• South Pasadena Education Foundation information on Measure S

References

1. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Time to vote, again", June 2, 2009
2. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Parcel tax to help South Pasadena schools is a no-show on bills", November 27, 2009
3. ↑ Ostrich Feeder, "Yes on S way more organized"

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