To upgrade classrooms/labs to improve student and veteran access to affordable, high-quality education and career training in science, technology, engineering, math and skilled trades at Santa Ana College and Santiago Canyon College; repair deteriorating roofs/plumbing/electrical systems; and construct/acquire classrooms/facilities/equipment, shall the Rancho Santiago Community College District measure authorizing $496,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $0.02 per $100 of assessed value ($25,700,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, be approved, with citizen oversight, independent audits and local control?
3, Orange County • 2020 • Measure
Failed
Result: 51.8% yes, 48.2% no (104,039 votes cast)
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This measure would have authorized the Rancho Santiago Community College District to issue $496 million in bonds to upgrade classrooms, labs, and infrastructure at Santa Ana College and Santiago Canyon College, funded by a property tax levy of $0.02 per $100 of assessed value. The measure failed despite receiving 51.8% support, as it required a supermajority to pass.