The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District is in desperate need of money. It must find ways to make up $13 million a year, which used to come from the State of California.
During last year’s election, voters defeated Measure EE, which would have provided some relief for the beleaguered district.
Now, the district has come up with another solution: Measure S. If passed by voters in a special election on June 3, the measure would levy a $225 tax on every parcel of land in Santa Monica and Malibu, thereby providing $6.5 million a year for six years to the district.
So, this week, Q-Line wants to know, “Do you plan to vote for Measure S? Why or why not? If not, what else could the district do to generate the much-needed money?”
Call (310) 285-8106 with your response before Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll print them in Friday’s paper. Please limit your comments to a minute or less. It might help to think first about the wording of your response.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 6, 2003. Read the original PDF.