Martinez, Bond Measure Supporters Still Raising Money

Campaign contributions are still coming in for San Bruno Park School District trustee Kevin Martinez and the campaign supporting Measure O for the Nov. 8 election.

But no other school board candidates and the campaign opposing Measure O, the $40 million school construction bond, have raised any money, according to the most recent filed campaign contribution forms.

Martinez and school board President Jennifer Blanco are running against real estate agent Joseph Capote and former school board member Chuck Zelnik for two spots on the board.

Since the last reporting period ended in September, Martinez has raised $700 in contributions from two labor unions and a parent. He has also spent $1,128.44 on campaign signs and materials. All told, he raised $1,800 in contributions, including an $800 loan from himself, for his campaign.

The Yes on Measure O campaign has continued to raise thousands of dollars to gets its message out to the public. If passed by 55 percent of the voters, Measure O would cost property owners $30 per $100,000 of assessed home valuation a year and would be used to upgrade playfields, improve classroom technology, install new windows, and finish renovating Parkside Intermediate, among other things.

The bond measure campaign pulled in $4,500 in contributions during the latest reporting period, with $2,000 coming from a carpenters political action committee, $1,000 from a labor organization, another $1,000 from Fox Security & Communications—which provides alarm and surveillance services to a number of school districts—and $500 from Global Connect—a New Jersey-based company that provides voice messaging services. 

The campaign spent $8,816.32 to support its phone banking efforts and campaign mailers.