With all 37 precincts reporting, more than 68 percent of voters said “yes” to Measure A, a $112-per-parcel tax to help high schools in the state-budget-stricken Acalanes… Read more “Measure A passing”
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Hey, maybe Measure A will pass, there is still time to vote, and WCI’s PTA endorses it
UPDATE: Maybe no surprise, but the Walnut Creek Intermediate PTA has endorsed Measure A, the $112-per-parcel tax to help fund programs in the Acalanes Union High School… Read more “Hey, maybe Measure A will pass, there is still time to vote, and WCI’s PTA endorses it”
If this Crazy poll is accurate, Measure A won’t pass
Yes, I know, it’s fair to ask how scientific this poll is. No, it’s not Gallup.But if this poll (at left) has any crystal ball abilities, the… Read more “If this Crazy poll is accurate, Measure A won’t pass”
Yes or no: Time to mail in your ballot on Acalanes’ "emergency" Measure A parcel tax ballot
Voters who live in the Acalanes Union High School District must get their Measure A parcel tax ballots mailed in by next Tuesday. This is a mail-in… Read more “Yes or no: Time to mail in your ballot on Acalanes’ "emergency" Measure A parcel tax ballot”
Big student rally and performances in Lafayette Sunday to protect arts and elective programs in Walnut Creek and Lamorinda high schools
My sixth-grade son recently said he was looking forward to going to school at Las Lomas, because he had heard there would be a creative writing class there. But… Read more “Big student rally and performances in Lafayette Sunday to protect arts and elective programs in Walnut Creek and Lamorinda high schools”
Students rally to save arts, electives and other programs in our schools
State budget cuts are threatening to cut English, science, foreign language, social studies, mathematics and arts classes in the Acalanes Union High School District. The elective programs… Read more “Students rally to save arts, electives and other programs in our schools”
Acalanes district high schools will need to eliminate seventh period unless an emergency parcel tax passes in May
With the Acalanes Union High School District cutting $4.8 million from its 2010-11 school year budget, laying off 57 teachers, and losing about $254 per student, the… Read more “Acalanes district high schools will need to eliminate seventh period unless an emergency parcel tax passes in May”
RIP, I guess: Citizens for Walnut Creek, the town’s notable slow-growth advocates
Citizens for a Better Walnut Creek was a political group that, in the 1980s helped establish building heights limits in Walnut Creek. It also created the group,… Read more “RIP, I guess: Citizens for Walnut Creek, the town’s notable slow-growth advocates”
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