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Proposed Measure P Bond

Learn more about Measure P... the SMFCSD's proposed $130M Bond* on the Ballot, November 5th.   
*Measure P is presented as a California Proposition 39 Bond, requiring only 55% approval by San Mateo and Foster City voters. 

Arguments are being waged FOR and AGAINST Measure P.  
It is important to find out as much as possible about the proposed Bond before you VOTE!  Consider...
  • Is Measure P equitable for all students in the SMFCSD?  
  • Is Measure P the best plan the School Board can find to address the impending growth in San Mateo and Foster City longterm?  

Learn MORE about Measure P
Upcoming Pro/Con Presentations & Discussions:

  • Monday, October 7th, 7:00 PM, City Council of San Mateo votes on whether to endorse Measure P, City Hall
  • Thursday, October 10th, 7:00 PM, Borel Middle School PTA Meeting, Pro/Con Positions on Measure P Presentation & Discussion, San Mateo
  • Monday, October 14th, 6:30 PM, Foster City Recreation Center, Pro/Con Positions on Measure P Presentation & Discussion, Foster City

Pro/Con Campaign Committee Websites & News:

Yes on P


No on P


10/8/13
San Mateo Daily Journal
Letter: Overtaxing schools

10/8/13
San Mateo Daily Journal
San Mateo City Council stays neutral on Measure P

10/5/13
Letter drafted to SMFCSD School PTA Presidents
"No on P"

10/4/13
San Mateo Daily Journal
San Mateo City Council to decide support for Measure P

10/4/13
San Mateo Daily Journal
Letter: Yes on Measure P

10/2/13San Mateo Daily Journal
Letter to the Editor in response to 9/27/13 Editorial

10/1/13
San Mateo Daily Journal
Letter to the Editor in response to 9/27/13 Editorial

9/27/13
San Mateo Daily Journal
Editorial: Yes on Measure P


Recent San Mateo-Foster City School District Taxes:

Measure L Bond (2008) $175 Million Bond approved by 75.5% of voters.

Approx. $70 Million remaining to be spent on slated projects under Facilities Master Plan, as revised and adopted in September 2013.
Measure A Parcel Tax (2010) approved by 67% of voters. 

SMFC School District Votes 4-1 to put Measure P on the November 5, 2013 Ballot...

8/1/13
San Mateo Daily Journal
San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District Board of Trustees to vote on $130M bond

8/2/13
SMFCSD Press Release
School Board Places Measure on Ballot
to Upgrade Classrooms and Instructional Technology, Relieve School Overcrowding

8/2/13
San Mateo Daily Journal
$130 million school bond measure on ballot: San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District Board of Trustees seek renovations at two schools

8/11/13
SF Examiner, Local News for San Mateo County, Peninsula As enrollment grows, San Mateo-Foster City schools plan expansion
9/25/13
San Mateo Daily Journal
Bond aimed at facility expansion on fall ballot: San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District measure totals $130 million


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