San Francisco Chronicle
June 9th 2008
Latest Measure H count is in
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters released another
updated count today for Measure H, with 142 new votes counted. Provisional
ballots, of which there are believed to be around 6500 county-wide, will start
to be counted tomorrow. Measure H currently has 66.66% approval, with
two thirds approval required to pass:
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Votes
|
Percent
|
|
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Yes
|
11001
|
66.66
|
|
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No
|
5502
|
33.34
|
|
June 8th 2008
Measure H count coverage
Various local media outlets are covering the tight race for Measure H:
June 6th 2008
Measure H is almost there!
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters released another
updated count today for Measure H. Counting of absentee ballots is complete,
with the exception of about 100 ballots county-wide that were rejected by the
optical scanning machine. Provisional ballots, of which there are believed to
be around 6500 county-wide, will start to be counted next week. Measure H
currently has 66.65% approval, with two thirds approval required to pass:
|
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Votes
|
Percent
|
|
|
Yes
|
10905
|
66.65
|
|
|
No
|
5456
|
33.35
|
|
June 5th 2008
Measure H approval moves higher as vote counting continues
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters released an updated count for Measure H,
as counting of absentee ballots continues. Measure H currently has 66.37%
approval, short of the 66.67% approval required to pass:
|
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
|
|
Yes
|
10225
|
66.37
|
|
|
No
|
5181
|
33.63
|
|
Absentee ballot counting continues tomorrow, provisional ballots are also
yet to be counted.
June 4th 2008
Reaction from KASE on June 3rd results
"We are grateful to the thousands of Alamedans who voted yesterday. As of
today, Measure H received more than 65% 'yes' votes. In most races, this would
be a landslide. Unfortunately, a parcel tax election still requires a 2/3
majority to pass. While we hoped to exceed the requirement last night, as
of today, ballots are still being counted. Yes on H remains optimistic that
the final results will meet the 2/3 requirement. We extend our deep
gratitude to the hundreds of volunteers who worked to save Alameda schools
from the State budget crisis and continue to work to Keep Alameda Schools
Excellent"
--Ron Mooney, Treasurer, Yes on H
May 2008
May 15th 2008
Reaction to the May Budget Revise
On May 14th, Governor Schwarzenegger released his May Revision to the 2008-'09
budget proposal. While backing away from suspension of Prop.98, which ensures
minimum levels of funding for schools, the revised proposal still contains
over $4 billion of cuts in school funding for
2008-'09.
May 8th 2008
Encinal, Alameda High Schools rank in top 5%
nationally
... in Newsweek's annual high school rankings published this week.
April 2008
April 30th 2008
KASE's Big Walk Day #2, Sunday May 4th
... meet at KASE HQ, 2319-A Santa Clara Avenue, at 2pm.
April 23rd 2008
School budget cuts, the parcel tax, home prices
and more
... information night at Ruby Bridges on April 29th.
April 16th 2008
Governor Schwarzenegger visits Alameda ...
comments on education funding issue.
April 15th 2008
Come shout at Schwarzenegger!
... Governor visiting USS Hornet on Wednesday April 16th
April 2nd 2008
KASE's Big Walk, Saturday April 5th
... precinct walking kicking into high gear.
March 2008
Mar 20th 2008
KASE precinct walking this weekend, Saturday March
22nd
... 10am meeting at KASE headquarters.
Mar 18th 2008
Alameda Education Foundation's Step Up campaign hits the
streets ... raises awareness of funding crisis, looming cuts in Alameda's public
schools.
Mar 13th 2008
KASE and AEF to hold joint volunteer rally on
Saturday March 15th
... 10am - 1pm at Longfellow School.
Mar 7th 2008
State Superintent of Schools Jack O'Connell supports
Alameda's school parcel tax measure... meets with Alameda and Encinal High
students to discuss continued advocacy for their schools.
Mar 5th 2008
Encinal High students walk out, rally against cuts and
in support of the parcel tax
...
Mar 4th 2008
Board of Education to vote on budget cuts, parcel tax
... special meeting of the board at Chipman Middle School, 6.30pm.
Mar 3rd 2008
KTVU Channel 2 reports on Alameda student protests
... Encinal High students
protest elimination
of all school athletic programs.
February 2008
Feb 27th 2008
Paden and Franklin students march on Sacramento to protest cuts...
letters of protest delivered to our legislators.
Feb 25th 2008
Board of Education to hear proposals for budget
cuts, parcel tax... wide-ranging two-year program of cuts will close
schools, increase class sizes, discontinue programs... June parcel tax measure
would alleviate need for most cuts.
Feb 8th 2008
Mayor Newsom pledges millions to SF schools...
but no such hope in site for Alameda School District.
Feb 5th 2008
District outlines potential impacts of budget cuts
... Major headcount reductions, school site closures and district-wide
elimination of Class Size Reduction are items potentially on the table.
Feb 4th 2008
Board of Education Meeting to discuss budget impact
... Monday Feb 4th, 2008 at Paden, 6.30pm.
January 2008
Jan 25th 2008
AUSD predicts $4.5 million worth of cuts in 2008-9
... Forbes, Schaff call for increased local control
