Board names Everett auditorium for Reuben Urbina and approves up to $160M in general obligation bond authorizations

The San Francisco Board of Education unanimously approved two bond-related resolutions and voted to name the Everett Middle School auditorium for Reuben Urbina, a school staffer with 42 years of service.

In an early-morning action moved ahead of a committee item, the board adopted a resolution to name the Everett auditorium in honor of Mr. Urbina. Commissioners and community members praised Urbina’s long tenure and role at Everett, and the board held a public acknowledgment and vote. "His 42 years of service makes him an invaluable member of the Everett community," district staff said during the item. Mr. Urbina spoke briefly and described his decades of service and connections to the school.

Nut graf: Separately, the board approved two resolutions authorizing the negotiated sale of up to $160 million in general obligation bonds and up to $160 million in refunding bonds to fund school projects and potentially refinance outstanding debt, subject to meeting the district’s debt-policy thresholds (including a minimum taxpayer savings condition for any refunding).

District staff and bond counsel said the final numeric details would be set during the financing process and that the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco would take a related item at its upcoming meeting. The bond items passed 7–0; the naming resolution also passed by roll call.

Ending: The bond resolutions allow the district to proceed with the underwriting and sale process. The naming resolution honors a longtime staff member; district staff said the new auditorium name will be used in future school communications and signage once formalities are completed.