300 / 74.07% Yes votes ...... 105 / 25.93% No votes

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Meaning of Voting Yes/No

A YES vote on this measure means:

A "yes" vote on Measure G is a vote to continue the previously approved increase in the District's appropriations limit.

A NO vote on this measure means:

A "no" vote on Measure G is a vote against continuing the previously approved increase in the District's appropriations limit.

Article XIIIB of the California Constitution, enacted in 1979 as part of Proposition 4, restricts governmental spending by setting an annual appropriations (spending) limit. This appropriations limit is also known as the "Gann limit." The California Constitution authorizes voters to increase this appropriations limit for a maximum period of four years at a time. Unless the voters do so, the appropriations limit will be based on an earlier year's limit adjusted for changes in the cost of living and population.

In 2004, the voters of the District approved a special tax and an increase of the appropriations limit in the amount of that special tax. At this time the Board of Trustees of the District has resolved to submit to the voters the question whether the appropriations limit approved in 2004 should continue for four more years.

Measure G does not authorize the District to impose a new assessment or increase the property tax rate. Instead it would permit the District to continue to spend the special tax already approved by the voters. The expenditures will be used to improve and maintain the quality of education in the District.

A "yes" vote on Measure G is a vote to continue the previously approved increase in the District's appropriations limit.

A "no" vote on Measure G is a vote against continuing the previously approved increase in the District's appropriations limit.

Ann Miller Ravel
County Counsel
By: /s/ Susan Swain

Lead Deputy County Counsel

This is not an official copy of this ballot measure and its accompanying documents. For an official copy see the District Clerk.

Loma Prieta Joint Union School District

The Loma Prieta Joint Union School District scored over 900 on the California Academic Performance Index, one of only seven districts within Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties to do so. Great teachers and sufficient funding are the foundation of this success. The $283,000 that the parcel tax generates for Loma Prieta Elementary School and C.T. English Middle School every year makes a significant difference in the quality of education we can provide to all our children.

Measure G will support essential programs and services including:

• Math, science, language arts and educational technology,
• Music, performing arts and library resources,
• Small class sizes,
• Student health and safety, and
• Facilities, grounds and classroom maintenance.

Measure G is a valuable investment in the future of our children, our grandchildren and our community. Losing these funds would mean immediate cuts in critical educational programs. The measure provides exemptions for senior citizens, adjacent parcels and certain impacted property. The authorization to collect the parcel tax expires every four years and must be reauthorized by local voters. Once again, this is not a new tax.

/s/ Robert Freiri
President, Loma Prieta Community Foundation

/s/ Stephen Glauz-Todrank
Minister, Skyland Church

/s/ Alexander E. Leman
Chief Officer, Loma Prieta Fire & Rescue

/s/ Patricia K. Rasmussen
Board President, Loma Prieta School District

/s/ L. Marlene Wiley
Long Time Resident