Compton Unified School District Bond Issue, Measure S (November 2015)

Measure info

Amount: $350 million
Tax: Unknown
Matures in: 25-40 years

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## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Text of measure
* 2.1 Ballot question
* 3 Support
* 4 Opposition
* 4.1 Opponents
* 4.2 Arguments against
* 5 Path to the ballot
* 6 Recent news
* 7 See also
* 8 External links
* 9 Footnotes

A school bond issue question was on the ballot for Compton Unified School District voters in Los Angeles County, California, on November 3, 2015. It was approved by a margin of 46 votes, which amounted to less than 1 percent of the total votes cast on the measure.

Measure S authorized the district to increase its debt by up to $350 million through issuing general obligation bonds in that amount.[1]

The district served about 24,710 students in 2015.

A 55 percent supermajority vote was required for the approval of Measure S.

## Election results[edit]

Compton USD, Measure S

Result| Votes| Percentage
a Yes|  2,762|  55.94%
No| 2,175| 44.06%

Election results from Office of the Los Angeles County Clerk

## Text of measure[edit]

### Ballot question[edit]

The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]

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To make schools modern, safe and inspiring; shall the Compton Unified School District issue $350,000,000 in bonds at legal rates to reconstruct local schools and facilities, including research libraries, modern classrooms and science labs, media and performing arts centers, technology centers and athletic complexes; improve safety, security, roofing, plumbing, heating, electrical, and other systems; with mandatory audits, independent citizen oversight, no money for administrator salaries, and all funds staying local?[2]

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## Support[edit]

Compton Unified School District Board President Micah Ali said, “To accelerate the dramatic improvements we made with student performance will take an investment from the community. If our children are going to be career and college ready for the 21st-century economy, they deserve to learn in 21st-century facilities.”[3]

## Opposition[edit]

### Opponents[edit]

A Vote NO on Compton School Bond Facebook page was started to campaign in opposition to Measure S.[4]

Measure S opposition campaign image

### Arguments against[edit]

The following statement was posted on the Vote NO on Compton School Bond Facebook page:

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Don't be fooled by the slick talk. ACTIONS by CUSD School Board

1) CUSD didn't tell you we already OWE $92,000,000 from the last bond we approved Measure I in 2002, that bond won't be paid off for another 20-30 years.

2) CUSD didn't tell you that 9,343 students less students are enrolled NOW than 10 years ago. Less students means build new school?

3) CUSD didn't tell you we will close either Centennial or Dominguez or possibly both schools if they build a new Compton HS, they will also close 3 or 4 elementary schools. Putting kids on buses is better than neighborhood schools?

4) CUSD didn't tell you they received $49,090,759 in FREE grants to fix schools in 2015. What happened to the money? Are they using it correctly? How about spend the $49,090,759 then lets see what we need before you raise our taxes.

5) CUSD didn't tell you they received $97,420,262 EXTRA from the CA Department of Education the last 3 years, separate from the 49 Million in grants. What happened to the money? Are they using it correctly? CUSD didn't tell you that their NEW TAX will cost us more than the sticker price $350,000,000 with interest and payoffs the REAL cost is $769,343,500.[2]

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—Vote NO on Compton School Bond[4]

Measure S opposition campaign image

Location of district

## Path to the ballot[edit]

On June 23, 2015, the school board voted to put this measure on the ballot.[3]

The following table shows the board members serving in 2015:[5]

Compton Unified School Board

Member  | Board Position  | Term Ends
Micah Ali | President | 2015
Satra D. Zurita | Vice President | 2017
Charlie Davis | Clerk | 2017
Skyy D. Fisher | Member | 2015
Mae Thomas | Member | 2017
Margie Garrett | Legislative Representative | 2017
Emma Sharif | Member | 2015

## Recent news[edit]

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Compton Unified School District bond Measure S. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Compton Unified School District Bond Issue, Measure S (November 2015) - Google News

## See also[edit]

* Local school bonds on the ballot
* School bond elections in California
* Compton Unified School District, California
* Los Angeles County, California ballot measures
* November 3, 2015 ballot measures in California

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Los Angeles County Elections Office website

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Los Angeles County Elections Office, “Measures appearing on the ballot on November 3, 2015,” accessed September 8, 2015
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Compton Herald, "Compton Unified places $350 million bond on November ballot," June 25, 2015
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Facebook: Vote NO on Compton School Bond, "News Feed," accessed November 2, 2015
5. ↑ Compton Unified School District, "Board members," accessed September 17, 2015

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