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Who supports Sonoma County school bond measures?
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Who supports Sonoma County school bond measures?

A handful of bond support campaigns are supported by community members and organizations who donate thousands of dollars.

Voters on Tuesday will decide whether 10 school districts in Sonoma County can borrow a total of $584.2 million in school bonds to make what they describe as critical updates to their schools.

Typically, bonds are required for large-scale projects such as new construction or building renovations. If approved by voters, a district would borrow money from a financial institution to be repaid by taxpayers with annual interest over the life of the bonds.

A handful of bond support campaigns are supported by community members and organizations who donate thousands of dollars. No organizations appear to report raising money against any of the bond measures.

Here’s what the latest campaign finance filings show.

Yes to Measures Z and AA: Petaluma City Schools

The Yes on Measures Z and AA Committee combined their support for two bond issues that will be used to make updates to elementary and middle schools in the county’s second-largest district.

The Petaluma City Schools district is seeking $70 million to repair its elementary schools.

It is estimated that the repair of high schools will cost 159 million dollars.

The support campaign has received $60,400 since its inception, mostly from individual donations from labor unions.

Of that, $27,732.47 came in the form of recent contributions from electricians in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 551 Issues PAC.

Two law firms put up $5,500 in backing the two bonds. Los Angeles child protection attorneys Orbach Huff and Henderson contributed $4,000, and San Francisco law firm Dannis Wolliver Kelley, which represents public schools and education, contributed $1,000.

The committee spent $9,731 on signage, campaign design and mailers, split between marketing for both measures.

Healdsburg Elementary Schools Improvement Committee — Yes on R

They are seeking $49.5 million for building repairs and classroom improvements at Healdsburg elementary schools.

A total of $16,000 was contributed to the support campaign; of which $5,000 was awarded to Waterworks Industries, Inc., a Windsor-based water contractor; $6,000 from Lathrop Construction Associates, Inc. of Benicia, and $5,000 from Quattrocchi Kwok Architects, Inc. of Santa Rosa, which most recently contributed to Measure V to improve Windsor schools.

They haven’t spent any of their donations yet.

Support for Windsor Measure V: Windsor Unified School District

They are requesting $122.5 for various school improvements. .

The support committee received monetary contributions of $15,000, including $10,000 from Artnz builders in Petaluma and $5,000 from Quattrocchi Kwok Architects, Inc. in Santa Rosa.

Chico-based Creative Composition Inc. With his company, they spent just over $5,000 on large-scale marketing such as signage.

Yes to Measure K Committee: Piner-Olivet School District

The district is requesting $29.5 million for school repairs.

The campaign received $10,250 in monetary contributions: $250 from the Piner-Olivet Educators Association, $5,000 from CA+Sa Studio, Inc., a planning and construction firm in Napa, and $10,000 from Van Pelt Construction Services in Fairfield. 5,000 USD from.

They haven’t spent any of their donations yet.

Report For America fellow Adriana Gutierrez covers education and child welfare for The Press Democrat. You can reach her at [email protected].