SAN DIEGO—Twenty-two school bonds totaling $6.7 billion were put in front of San Diego County voters in the November election. It is the highest number and total amount of school bonds placed on the ballot in San Diego County’s voting history tracing back nearly half a century.
Bonds are used by school districts to borrow money and then request taxpayers for an increase of their property taxes to pay for them.
Of the 22 bonds, 14 are projected to pass, totaling $6.1 billion in funding.
“It surprises me in that it’s just a big number; the number of governments that are looking for more tax dollars,” said Haney Hong, president and CEO of San Diego County Taxpayers Association (SDTA)….