League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	San Diego County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	Proposition V School Bonds Lakeside Union Elementary School District 55% Approval Required Pass: 10695 / 64.58% Yes votes ...... 5866 / 35.42% No votes See Also: Index of all Propositions

Arguments For Proposition V

Arguments Against Proposition V

Please vote YES on Proposition V to keep Lakeside Union schools great. We are proud of the way that our parents, teachers, community and the Lakeside Union School District work together to provide our kids a quality education. But the state's ongoing budget cuts for education have deeply hurt funding for our local elementary and middle schools. As state funding for schools dries up, our kids' education is being threatened. To continue giving Lakeside students the quality education they deserve, we need to pass Proposition V. Proposition V is a school bond that will ensure better classrooms and higher test scores for our children. Every penny will be used in Lakeside for its schools. No Proposition V funds can be taken away by the state. Proposition V will make necessary repairs and upgrades to our neighborhood schools to ensure quality education and safer schools. Projects include: Improving and equipping science labs Repairing school wiring, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems for cost savings and improved efficiency Upgrading elementary and middle school classrooms with today's learning technology for quality teaching of math, science, reading and writing In addition, Proposition V will improve safety by: Partnering with the Lakeside Fire Protection District to support emergency communications Installing security cameras, fire alarms and emergency communication systems The bond contains tough taxpayer safeguards - developed with the guidelines of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association - to ensure your tax dollars are spent as promised for Lakeside schools. By law, every penny will be spent on improving schools and learning and will not be spent on administrator salaries. There will be an independent citizens' oversight committee and strict audits of Proposition V. Please join us in voting YES on Proposition V. BRONWEN ANDERS Community Pediatrician STEVEN E. MENEFEE President Lakeside Chamber of Commerce HAROLD HILLIKER Business Owner BETTY McMILLEN Vice-President Historical Society MARK T. BAKER Fire Chief, Lakeside Fire Protection District Rebuttal to Arguments For No rebuttal to the argument in favor of the proposition was filed in the office of the Registrar of Voters.

Madness reigns in San Diego County. In our deepening recession, we have an amazing SEVEN school bonds on this November's ballots. Plus a countywide parcel tax. Plus three city sales tax measures. Then comes the state seeking more of our earnings. Multibillion dollar bonds, plus a push to raise the statewide sales and income tax. Think you are undertaxed? Neither do we. But politicians refuse to control spending, and then tell us that higher taxes are good for what ails us. There are only two times politcians want to raise taxes + good times, and not so good times. This is one of those times. "Tax Freedom Day" is calculated by assuming you pay all your taxes first, and then start working for yourself. According to the Tax Foundation, in 1994 Californians had the 28th worst Tax Freedom Day. Now we are ranked the 4th worst state. It's gotten so bad that we tax fighters don't have the time or resources to write detailed ballot arguments against each school bond. Nor, in this recession, should we need to. School districts used to pitch their bonds to voters for the expanding student populations. But for years, most districts have had stable, or more often DECLINING enrollments. Yet districts have continued to spend like crazy, ignoring declining needs, and then claim they don't have enough money. According to the NEA, California public school teachers are the highest paid in the nation. With declining enrollments, the district, county and state education bureaucracies are overpaid, and underemployed. Meanwhile private sector workers are suffering. Each year California's domestic net out-migration is about a quarter million people. These are primarily highly productive workers and retirees who are fleeing California. Higher taxes will only accelerate this process. This year, vote NO on ALL bonds and tax increases. MICHAEL BENOIT Chair, Libertarian Party of San Diego County RICHARD RIDER Chairman, San Diego Tax Fighters TONY KRVARIC Chairman, Republican Party of San Diego County Rebuttal to Arguments Against Proposition V is about one thing - making sure that Lakeside children have a BETTER education in SAFER schools. The children of the Lakeside community deserve a quality education that meets today's safety and technological standards. Proposition V contains tough taxpayer safeguards - developed with the guidelines of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association - to ensure your tax dollars are spent as promised for Lakeside schools. By law, every penny will be spent on improving schools and learning. Funds will not be spent on salaries or benefits for District personnel. There will be an independent citizens' oversight committee and strict audits of Proposition V. The schools in Lakeside are aged and deteriorating. Lakeside Middle School was last remodeled in 1935 and expanded in 1959. Proposition V would allow repairs to 12 existing school sites. It will repair school wiring, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems for cost savings and improved efficiency. The Lakeside Union School District has not passed a bond in over 50 years. They have been operating and providing a good education for this community with a lean budget; but due to state budget cuts to education, they need your help. Proposition V will: Improve and equip science labs Upgrade elementary and middle school classrooms with today's learning technology for quality teaching of math, science, reading and writing Install security cameras, fire alarms and emergency communication systems This is not about the other propositions, this is about Lakeside and what our children need. HAROLD HILLIKER Rancher HOLLY FERRANTE Long-time Lakeside Resident ABIGAIL J. ANDERS Lakeside Chamber's Citizen of the Year BRIAN K. STEARNS, SR. Owner, Cups & Cones LORIE MANISS Lakeside Council PTA President

Tax Rate Statement

TAX RATE STATEMENT (SECTIONS 9400-9404 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE) To: The voters voting in the November 4, 2008 election on the question of the issuance of $79,550,000 General Obligation Bonds of the Lakeside Union School District. You are hereby notified in accordance with the Elections Code of the State of California of the following: 1. The best estimate from official sources of the tax rate which would be required to be levied to fund principal and interest payments during the first fiscal year after the first sale of bonds (Fiscal Year 2009-2010), based on assessed valuations available at the time of the election and taking into account estimated future growth, is the following: $.03000 per $100 of assessed valuation, which equates to $30.00 per $100,000 of assessed valuation. 2. The best estimate from official sources of the tax rate which would be required to be levied to fund principal and interest payments during the first fiscal year after the last sale of bonds and an estimate of the year in which that rate will apply, based on assessed valuations available at the time of the election and taking into account estimated future growth, is as follows: $.03000 per $100 of assessed valuation, which equates to $30.00 per $100,000 of assessed valuation. First fiscal year after last sale of bonds: 2022-2023 3. The best estimate from official sources of the highest tax rate which would be required to be levied to fund principal and interest payments on the bonds and an estimate of the year in which that rate will apply, based on assessed valuations available at the time of the election and taking into account estimated future growth, is as follows: $.03000 per $100 of assessed valuation, which equates to $30.00 per $100,000 of assessed valuation. Year of highest tax rate: Tax is projected to be the same every year. Submittal of the foregoing statement has been approved by the Lakeside Union School District. Stephen B. Halfaker, Ed.D. Superintendent ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES As required by Section 53410 of the Government Code, the following accountability measures are hereby made a part of the District's Bond Proposition V (the "Proposition"): (a) The specific purpose of the bonds is set forth in the Full Text of the Proposition; (b) The proceeds from the sale of the District's bonds will be used only for the purposes specified in the Proposition, and not for any other purpose; (c) The proceeds of the Bonds will be deposited into a Building Fund to be held by the San Diego County Treasurer, as required by the California Education Code; and (d) The Superintendent of the District shall cause an annual report to be filed with the Board of Trustees of the District not later than January 1 of each year, which report shall contain pertinent information regarding the amount of funds collected and expended, as well as the status of the projects listed in the Proposition, as required by Sections 53410 and 53411 of the Government Code. The Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee shall be the principal author of the report, with staff assistance as may be requested, of its required annual report to the public. The District shall provide technical, production and distribution support.