Voters Approve 5 San Mateo County School District Funding Proposals

By Astrid Casimire, Bay City News Foundation

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — Voters around San Mateo County appear to support five of the six school district funding proposals presented on ballots in Tuesday's election.

However, a proposal that would help fund the Millbrae Elementary School District does not appear to have the votes to pass.

As of late Tuesday night, two parcel tax proposals had enough support to pass, according to unofficial results posted on the county's elections website. Each would require two-thirds approval to pass.

Measure C, which had 74 percent of votes, would impose a $292 parcel tax for 10 years on properties located in the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District, providing an estimated $3.5 million annually for the district.

Voters in the Brisbane School District appear to support a similar proposal, Measure G, which had 70 percent "yes" votes. If passed, Measure G would renew an existing $131 parcel tax, with revenue going toward maintaining art, reading and music instruction.

Results so far show that three of the four measures around the county that would authorize school districts to issue bonds have support so far. These proposals require 55 percent approval to pass.

Voters in the Hillsborough City, Jefferson Elementary and Ravenswood City school districts appear to support issuing bonds to raise revenue for these districts.

However, a similar proposal that would benefit the Millbrae Elementary School District had only 52 percent of voters voting "yes" as of the latest numbers released Tuesday night.

Ongoing election results are available online and results will be certified on July 7.

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