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Tag: school bonds

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

Court slaps down no-bid school contracts

by Dan Walters December 1, 2020November 30, 2020

A California appellate court has applied the brakes to misusing state law for sweetheart, no-bid school construction contracts.

Posted inWhatMatters

How California will influence DC

by Emily Hoeven November 9, 2020November 9, 2020
Week-long school closure is announced on the marquee at Foulks Ranch elementary school in Elk Grove. Elk Grove Unified closed all district schools until March 13 after a student tested positive for COVID-19. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

California starting to close down

by Emily Hoeven March 12, 2020March 11, 2020
Mrs. Kilgore’s fifth and sixth grade classroom on December 13, 2019. Smart classrooms were one of the upgrades the school received when the building was rebuilt.
Posted inEducation

California’s Prop. 13 school bond is officially defeated

by Ricardo Cano March 11, 2020March 11, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

Souring on school bonds + COVID-19 reverberates + Presidential primary spending + Bonding over gun legislation + Volunteering

by Dan Morain March 6, 2020March 6, 2020
school bond, california
Posted inK-12 Education

School bonds usually are a cinch in California — what happened this time?

by Ricardo Cano March 5, 2020March 6, 2020
All the James Bonds are on display in Madame Tussaud's in Berlin, Germany — but our video will take the mystery out of the bonds on your California ballot. Photo by: Britta Pedersen/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
Posted inElection 2020

Bonds demystified: Watch what a bond measure is, in under 2 minutes

by Byrhonda Lyons and Judy Lin February 29, 2020February 29, 2020
California Assembly minority leader Marie Waldron speaks at a rally to repeal AB 5
Posted inWhatMatters

Dreaming in Salinas about a home + Gig economy battle ahead + The water fight to come

by Dan Morain February 24, 2020February 23, 2020
Posted inHousing

The developer bonus tucked into the school bond on your ballot

by Matt Levin February 24, 2020February 24, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

Sacramento’s growth industry + California’s educational divide + San Francisco’s latest scandal

by Dan Morain February 3, 2020February 3, 2020

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