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March 2020 Election Guide: Prop A

by Noah Arroyo February 26, 2020June 30, 2020

City College Improvements, Job Training —
Proposition A would authorize the City College of San Francisco to issue up to $845 million in bonds to pay for repairs and upgrades to facilities, as well as training programs to prepare students for local jobs in the science, arts and technology fields. Property tax revenue would pay off the issued bonds.

“Civic” Podcast, California, Education, Elections, Land use, San Francisco March 2020 Nonpartisan Election Guide

March 2020 Election Guide: Prop 13

by Laura Wenus February 26, 2020January 4, 2021

Facilities Construction at Public Schools — Proposition 13 would authorize a $15 billion state bond measure to provide matching funding to districts for renovation and construction of facilities. $9 billion are slated for K-12 schools, and $6 billion for public higher education institutions. The measure prioritizes districts that have health and safety needs, like lead in their water, or that are too small to raise adequate funds through taxes.

“Civic” Podcast, Education

State Bond Measure Would Authorize $15 Billion for School Construction

by Laura Wenus February 11, 2020January 4, 2021

A California proposition on the March ballot would issue $15 billion in state bonds for facilities construction at public schools.

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From Career Coaching to Immigration Help, SF Public Library Offers Far More Than Books

by Laura Wenus January 14, 2020January 4, 2021

Nearly half a million people in San Francisco say they visit their local library branch every month — for books, sure, but the library offers services for a variety of needs.

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Moving Into an RV or Out of Town: Teachers Grapple with SF Housing Crisis

by Laura Wenus October 30, 2019December 31, 2020

Education, Elections, Government & Politics

SFUSD Board of Education

by Noah Arroyo October 24, 2019September 16, 2020

Two challengers are running against Jenny Lam, who holds one of seven seats on the city’s Board of Education. Lam serves as the mayor’s education adviser, and was appointed to the board in January because of Matt Haney’s departure from the board to step into his elected role as District 6 Supervisor. Candidates Kirsten Strobel and Bobby Coleman entered the race after the school board voted to destroy a controversial mural at Washington High School, a decision that was later amended to call for the mural to be covered rather than destroyed. We asked all three candidates about their vision for improving student success and how the district should be run.