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San Diego Unified previews $3.5 billion, no-tax-rate-increase bond for November ballot
Summary
District staff presented a first reading of a $3.5 billion general obligation bond measure to modernize aging facilities, expand early learning and safety improvements, and address deferred maintenance; the board will consider placing the measure on the November 3 ballot.
San Diego Unified staff presented a first reading on June 23 of a proposed $3.5 billion general obligation bond measure described as a "Repair, Student Safety, and No Tax Rate Increase Measure" for the November 3 ballot. Lee Goroff, presenting on behalf of facilities, said the district manages roughly 200 facilities covering 16 million square feet and is seeing an estimated annual deterioration rate of about $461 million. He told trustees the measure would allow the district to accelerate modernization, reduce reliance on portable classrooms, improve HVAC, restore restrooms, expand early learning facilities, upgrade visual and performing arts spaces, and invest in outdoor and nature-based learning environments.
Goroff said the proposal is structured to avoid a tax-rate increase for property owners by leveraging refinancing savings and careful program planning; staff will return July 14 with a finalized resolution for board consideration. Trustees asked about phasing for large multi-year projects, the measure’s impact on the general fund (staff said capital investment reduces future general-fund repair pressures), and inclusion of sustainability and shade/trees in project designs. No public comment was recorded for the bond item at this meeting.
