By Marjorie Campbell Santa Monica
The school funding crisis is just one aspect of the breakdown of the social contract and can’t be remedied in the current political climate. Anyone who wants to contribute $300 to the schools, following Councilman Bob Holbrook’s exemplary lead, should certainly do so. But a parcel tax, which equates a small condominium with a monster mansion, is patently unfair.
And why should Santa Monica residents subsidize the schools of Malibu, a remote enclave of some of the richest people on earth?
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 13, 2003. Read the original PDF.