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SFUSD board orders $531 million bond election, adds two properties after amendments
Summary
The San Francisco Unified School District Board voted to place a $531 million general obligation bond on the November ballot, adding 135 Van Ness and 1950 Mission Street to the project list after amendments. Board members said the bond would fund upgrades across roughly 52 sites, greenyards and potential rebuilding efforts.
The Board of Education of the San Francisco Unified School District voted to order an election to authorize up to $531,000,000 in general obligation bonds to fund renovations, modernizations and new construction across district sites.
Chief Facilities Officer David Golden read the resolution on the proposed bond measure, saying it would cover work at roughly 52 sites, include funding to "green our school yards," and could support rebuilding projects including Willie Brown and a possible new Mission Bay school. Golden said the board is asking the City and County director of elections to call the measure and submit it to district voters.
During discussion, two amendments were proposed and adopted. Commissioners moved to add 135 Van Ness to the list of properties eligible for work and then to add 1950 Mission Street so the district would retain the option to include those sites in project plans. The first amendment (135 Van Ness) passed on a roll-call with five ayes; the addition of 1950 Mission passed 6–1. With amendments folded into the proposition, the final resolution passed unanimously on the roll call recorded as seven ayes.
Board members and staff emphasized that adopting the election order does not obligate the district to immediate construction at the listed sites but creates authorization and flexibility to proceed should voters approve the measure. Golden told the board the measure would be prepared consistent with state law, and staff noted prior bond programs had completed substantial modernization work.
The board set no immediate construction timetable; staff said specific projects and schedules would be developed after the election process and in conformance with applicable legal and procurement requirements.
Votes at a glance: the final motion to order the bond election (as amended) passed on roll call with seven ayes. Earlier roll calls to adopt specific amendments were recorded in the transcript (5 ayes for 135 Van Ness amendment; 6 ayes for 1950 Mission amendment).
