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# Bond proposal advances
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/bond-proposal-advances/
- Published: 2004-07-09T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:42:45.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By SHRADDHA R. JAISWAL Special to the Daily Press*

Santa Monica College board members voted unanimously on Wednesday to move forward on the $175 million bond proposal that voters could see on the November ballot.

However, board members made it clear that the approval should not be construed as a vote in support of placing it in front of voters. The board’s official vote on the proposal is expected in August.

“I hope that a vote tonight is not tantamount to saying ‘yes’ to next month, and I wouldn’t want my vote to be perceived that way,” said Carole Currey, vice-chair of the SMC board.

Although the board approved writing the language for the ballot measure, some members expressed concerns echoed by SCHOOLS, from page 1

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 9, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/070904.pdf?ref=smdp.com)