The deception of the school board to Davis residents is evident after the passage of Measure C. The board insists that even after passing Measure C, it still wants more of your money. Not only will it renew Measure A, approved deceptively as an “emergency measure,” but now one of the members is proposing a new $642 tax for six years.

Those who voted for Measure C have been deceived. News reports of the past few school board meetings reveal that the board is laying off teachers anyway. Wasn’t its campaign scare tactic that if we do not pass Measure C the teachers will be laid off?

I am sure many of you voted for Measure C so that wouldn’t happen. The board deceived you because even after you voted yes, layoffs are happening. Who pays the price of the deception? Of course, the children in Davis schools.

Why all this mess? The school board’s own mismanagement of the taxpayers’ money has led to a structural deficit caused by itself. The board employs four administrators who earn the equivalent of 15 teachers. This will never end as long as Davis residents naively keep approving parcel tax after parcel tax as if our pockets are bottomless and school taxes are the only bills we pay.

Now, one of the authors of these deceptive tax measures, Richard Harris, realizing that he has lost the support of the people of Davis, has decided not to run for re-election, or at least he is testing the waters. I think he sees the writing on the wall. This is the arrogant school board member who believes he owns your bank account and now proposes a new $642 tax on top of Measures A and C.

I do not know about you, but I believe in high-quality education and in respecting the taxpayers. As an educator, I am taking a firm position against Harris and I will lead the campaign against his new tax. Please join the opposition; visit www.noschoolboardtaxes.org.

Jose J. Granda
Davis

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