Proponents of a $9 billion school-construction bond have turned in enough valid voter signatures to qualify for the November 2016 ballot, Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced Friday. The school borrowing measure would be the first since 2006.
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Some Orange County parents pay as much at $575 for students to ride school buses; for others it’s free
Kathy Sinacori pays the full fare for her two girls to ride the Newport-Mesa Unified school bus, where they sit with students whose families paid perhaps half-price, or nothing.
When the Newport-Mesa school board voted last month to double the annual fee to $360, Sinacori couldn’t help but wonder: Were these non-paying riders the reason why?
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