Two Salinas Valley school districts will be able to borrow money for construction in an amount that exceeds limits in state law intended to protect taxpayers. Today (March 9) the State Board of Education approved waiver requests
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Annual Audit Reports for Salinas Union High School District – 2015-2016
At its January 24, 2017 meeting, the elected Board of Trustees for the Salinas Union High School District will vote on approving annual financial reports for the district and for the district’s bond measures. Here
Read moreSalinas Mayor Election Debate – Joe Gunter vs. Amit Pandya – October 20, 2016
Alisal Union School District Bond Measure – Salinas Taxpayers Association Opposes Measure M (November 2016)
Below are the official primary opposition argument and the official rebuttal opposition argument in the Monterey County Official Voter Guide to Measure M, authorizing the Alisal Union School District (based in Salinas) to borrow $70,000,000 from investors via bond sales
Read moreHartnell College Bond Measure – Salinas Taxpayers Association Opposes Measure T (November 2016)
Below are the official primary opposition argument and the official rebuttal opposition argument in the Monterey County Official Voter Guide to Measure T, authorizing the Hartnell Community College District (based in Salinas) to borrow $167,000,000 from investors via
Read moreGovernor Brown Signs School Bond Reform Bill Supported by Salinas Taxpayers Association
The Salinas Taxpayers Association supported Assembly Bill 2116, introduced by Assemblyman Jim Gallagher, to give taxpayer groups and the public more leverage from state law to curtail abuses in bond finance for California school and community
Read moreHartnell College Bond Measure and Monterey Bay Community Power: Topics of August 5, 2016 Salinas Taxpayers Association Meeting
Getting Your Electricity from Monterey Bay Community Power – August 5, 2016 Salinas Taxpayers Association Event
Live or Work in Salinas? Government May Soon Provide Your Electricity! Learn About Your Potential New Power Provider at a Salinas Taxpayers Association Morning Meeting on August 5, 2016 Few people in Salinas know that local elected
Read moreMonterey County Board of Supervisors Election Results – June 7, 2016 – Two Incumbents Defeated
California State Assemblyman Luis Alejo defeated incumbent Supervisor Fernando Armenta. Supervisor Jane Parker defeated challenger Dennis Donohue. Mary Adams defeated incumbent Supervisor Dave Potter. Two of the five members of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors
Read moreSalinas Taxpayers Association Calls for More Analysis of City’s Proposed Historic Property Tax Break
Emailed to the Salinas City Council on June 27, 2016, this letter from the Salinas Taxpayers Association calls for more background information about a proposed city historic property tax discount. The tax discount – authorized under
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