The Yes on Prop. 39 people have published a fuller summary of the initiative on their web site. WHY THIS IS A BIG DEAL Californians have failed to build schools fast enough to keep pace with growing enrollment. The results are shocking. School grounds look like trailer camps.
Portables are everywhere.
Crowding is pandemic. Decaying school buildings are all too common. 39's passage is a blow to Prop. 13. This wrap-up of the election takes the bigger view. The taxpayer revolt that drove Prop. 13 into the California constitution is now somewhat weaker.