Bayshore Elementary School District Parcel Tax, Measure K (November 2014)

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A Bayshore Elementary School District Parcel Tax, Measure K ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the Bayshore Elementary School District in San Mateo County, California. It was approved.

Measure K renewed for 8 years an annual parcel tax of $102.94 per taxable land parcel. Without Measure K, this parcel tax was designed to expire on June 30, 2015.

This tax was approved under Measure Y in 2008 at a rate of $96 per parcel. It increased due to inflation to the current rate.

A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for the approval of Measure K.

Election results

Bayshore Elementary School District, Measure K
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		451	73.5%
No		163	26.5%

Election results via: San Mateo County Registrar of Voters

Text of measure

Ballot question

The question on the ballot:

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To preserve quality of education and maintain stable local funding that cannot be taken by the State; maintain competitive science, math, reading, writing and other programs; attract and retain quality teachers; and integrate modern technology for future student success; shall Bayshore Elementary School District renew the existing parcel tax at the rate per parcel described in the voter pamphlet for 8 years with annual adjustments for inflation, senior and disability exemptions, and no money for administrator salaries? (quote)

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Impartial analysis

The impartial analysis provided for Measure K is available here.

Full text

The full text of Measure K is available here.

Support

Supporters

The following individuals signed the official arguments in support of Measure K:

• Irene G. Cuellar, instruction aide
• Merlita Sabado, school secretary
• Joy Gutierrez-Pilare, board member

Arguments in favor

The official arguments in favor of Measure K stressed the following reasons to renew the district's parcel tax:

• The Bayshore School District relies on this parcel tax to provide for the education of the district's students.
• Measure K would maintain competitive educational programs, attract quality teachers, modernize technology and maintain or reduce class sizes.
• Measure K has built in fiscal responsibility provisions and is only a renewal of an existing parcel tax, not an increase.

Opposition

Opponents

Mark W. A. Hinkle, president of the Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association, signed the official arguments in opposition to Measure K on behalf of the association.

Arguments against

Opponents to Measure K argued that the district first presented this parcel tax as a temporary tax and now they are trying to extend it. They also claimed that the district should need less money since enrollment has dropped by 112 students since the 2011-2012 school year. They also proposed that the district is doing a bad job educating children and that Bayshore elementary students perform lower than the state average in English, science and history, arguing that the voters should not reward failure by approving Measure K. The official argument against Measure K urges, "Demand better academic results, and only then reward the District for their efforts."

Related measures

• Bayshore Elementary School District parcel tax, Measure Y (November 2008) a

See also

• Parcel tax
• Parcel tax elections in California
• California parcel tax on the ballot
• San Mateo County, California ballot measures
• November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California

External links

Suggest a link

• San Mateo County Elections Office website