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California Taxpayers and Educators Opposed to Sprawl and Developer Abuse
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| California Taxpayers and Educators Opposed to Sprawl and Developer Abuse | |
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| Location: | Sacramento, California |
| Type: | PAC |
| Top official: | Shawnda Deane, Principal officer[1] |
| Founder(s): | Shawnda Deane |
| Year founded: | 2015 |
| Website: | Official website |
As of 2019, California Taxpayers and Educators Opposed to Sprawl and Developer Abuse was a PAC based in Sacramento, California. In 2016, the group opposed the passage of California's Proposition 51, which proposed to fund new schools and improvements on existing schools and was on the November 8 ballot.[2]
Background
The California Taxpayers and Educators Opposed to Sprawl and Developer Abuse was a coalition that opposed California's Proposition 51. The group stated that it sought to do the following:
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Stop the Money Grab of our Children's Public Education Dollars from Private Real Estate Developers who aim to build "new" schools and private charter schools with your tax dollars in sprawling areas probably not even in your own neighborhood.[3] |
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According to the California Secretary of State filings, the PAC terminated on June 27, 2016.[1]
Political activity
Ballot measure activity
California Proposition 51, Public School Facility Bonds (2016)
The long-form ballot summary was as follows:[4]
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The shorter ballot label summary was as follows:[4]
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Authorizes $9 billion in general obligation bonds for new construction and modernization of K-12 public school facilities; charter schools and vocational education facilities; and California Community Colleges facilities. Fiscal Impact: State costs of about $17.6 billion to pay off both the principal ($9 billion) and interest ($8.6 billion) on the bonds. Payments of about $500 million per year for 35 years.[3] |
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The long-form, official ballot summary for Proposition 51 was identical to the initial summary provided to initiative proponents for the purpose of circulating the initiative for signature collection.
California Taxpayers and Educators Opposed to Sprawl and Developer Abuse was the only PAC registered to oppose Proposition 51, but did not report any contributions or expenditures.[5]
Overview of ballot measure support and opposition
The following table details California Taxpayers and Educators Opposed to Sprawl and Developer Abuse's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for California Taxpayers and Educators Opposed to Sprawl and Developer Abuse | ||||
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| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Amount contributed | Status |
| California Proposition 51, Public School Facility Bonds (2016) | 2016 | Opposed | $0[5] |  Approved
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Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 California Secretary of State, "Statement of Organization, California Taxpayers and Educators Opposed to Sprawl and Developer Abuse," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "Vote NO on Education Facilities Bond Initiative 2016" accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 California Secretary of State, "California General Election November 8, 2016, Official Voter Information Guide," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 California Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance for California Taxpayers and Educators Opposed to Sprawl and Developer Abuse," accessed March 25, 2016
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