Rebuttal to the Argument in Favor of Measure I

A recent edition of the Santa Cruz Sentinal had the following line:

"….. say they would support a cap (on spending) but want spending to grow with the amount of tax revenue raised."

School districts, including Loma Prieta, appear to be no different.

Like virtually every school district in this area, enrollment in the Loma Prieta School District dropped from 1999-2000 to 2002-2003 while ADA (Average Daily Attendance) spending per student rose from $5,358 to $6,920. Thus, it seem like the honorable thing to do would be to implement the sunset clause on the parcel tax that they are now trying to extend, for another four years, through Measure I. But, NO, what rears its ugly head is a "spend all we can get our hands" on mentality, giving NO MEANING, and we repeat NO MEANING on public bureaucracy assurances that tax ballot measures have built in sunset clauses.

Given the huge infusion of cash into the California educational system, there is no reason why our children's education should suffer with the defeat of Measure I.

To this end we heartily support and recommend a NO vote on Measure I. Make our elected representatives practice fiscal responsablility. Make them learn to live within the year-to-year annual revenue increases they get. Make them keep their promise to sunset the current parcel tax.

ON MARCH 2, 2004 - VOTE NO ON MEASURE I

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