Pass: 10,602 / 63.6% Yes votes ...... 6,072 / 36.4% No votes

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Pursuant to Section 18 of Article XVI and Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution and California Education Code Section 15274, this measure will become effective upon the affirmative vote of at least 55% of the qualified electors voting on this measure. If 55% of those who vote on the Measure vote "yes", the District will be authorized to issue bonds in the amount not to exceed $44,000,000. Approval of this measure will authorize the District to levy an ad valorem tax on the assessed value of real property within the District by an amount needed to pay the principal and interest on these bonds in each year that the bonds are outstanding.

The Tax Rate Statement for Measure B in this Voter Pamphlet reflects the Districts' best estimates, based upon currently available data and projections, of the property tax rates required to service the bonds in the first year in which taxes are expected to be levied to pay debt service on the bonds, the year in which the tax is expected to be highest, and the year following the last expected issuance of bonds, all as required by statute. The bonds are expected to be sold in two series. The estimate of the tax rate required to be levied to fund the bonds for the first fiscal year after the sale of the first series of bonds is 2.76 cents per 100 dollars of assessed valuation ($27.60 per $100,000). The tax rate required to be levied to fund the bonds for the first fiscal year after the sale of the second and last series of bonds - and the highest tax rate for the bonds - is estimated to be 4.81 cents per 100 dollars of assessed valuation ($48.10 per $100,000) in fiscal year 2008-09, as set forth more fully in the Tax Rate Statement for the measure in this Voter Pamphlet.

If 55% of the qualified electors voting on this measure do not vote for approval, the measure will fail and the Castro Valley Unified School District will not be authorized to issue the bonds.
s/RICHARD E. WINNIE
County Counsel

The above statement is an impartial analysis of Measure B, which measure is printed in full in this sample ballot pamphlet. If you desire an additional copy of this measure, please call the Elections Official's office at 272-6933 and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you.

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• Measure B fund-raiser rakes in thousands; Castro Valley sports group leads effort to pass bond for building classrooms and libraries, and upgrading athletic facilities - October 13, 2005

Measure B funds will be used to establish and improve school libraries giving students greater access to on-line research materials. Funds will be used to create science classrooms for 6th graders at Canyon and Creekside Middle Schools and to add classrooms needed to avoid overcrowding in the parts of the district where enrollment is increasing.
Passage of Measure B will:

• Build new science labs and classrooms.
• Improve and expand school libraries.
• Renovate the outdoor athletic complex at Castro Valley High School.
• Upgrade school buildings to comply with existing seismic standards.
• Provide classroom and campus wide security upgrades.

Good schools are the cornerstone to the vitality and future of our community. A Yes vote on Measure B is an investment that will help protect and increase property values. Your support will ensure that adequate schools, classrooms and facilities are available for the children in our community.

We cannot rely on state funds to meet the local facility needs of our schools. Only by passing Measure B can we provide the local funds needed to ensure our schools are able to effectively serve the students in Castro Valley. Please Vote Yes on Measure B.
s/MIKE BLEVINS
Owner, Direct Sales Floor
s/LUWANA DEYOUNG
Owner, All-Ways Travel & CVSuperprint
s/CLARE ENSEŅAT
CVUSD 2002 Teacher of the Year
s/JOHN LIN
President, Jenny Lin Foundation
s/OWEN R. SMITH
Chairman of the Board, Nutek Corporation

All campuses have undergone extensive remodeling in the last 5 years. Why do we now need to do it all over again to comply with "seismic standards?" The bond summary omits the fact that the largest expenditure is for a new athletic complex at the high school. Many other projects, such as library improvements and replacement of heating systems, were explicitly detailed in the first bond's project list in 1998. Why are they now re-appearing in this bond?

The grandiose plans for a new athletic complex for the High School are estimated to cost over $14 million. Yet the Castro Valley Sports Foundation estimates that a new field, track, and bleachers should cost no more than $3 million. So where is the other $11 million going to be spent? We must think carefully before approving this third bond.

We all want our children to have the best education possible, but let's not burden them with a debt they can ill afford. Please join us, your fellow school supporters, and vote NO on Measure B.
s/MICHAEL S. DUBIN
Castro Valley Taxpayer
s/CURT CORNELL
Chair, Libertarian Party of Alameda County
s/PETER KAVALER
Castro Valley Parent
s/STEVEN L. ROSENBERG, PHD.
Microbiologist

Now, we are being asked for more money than ever before to . . . well, to pay for what the previous two bond measures were supposed to have already accomplished. Does this sound familiar? It should. The projects described in Measure B are almost exactly the same projects that were proposed in the previous bond measures. This will be the third school bond submitted to Castro Valley taxpayers in the past seven years and by far the most expensive. And the earlier bonds won't be paid off for decades to come!

They also feel compelled to promise that the money won't be used for administrative salaries because voters know bond revenues have often been spent on things which were never mentioned during the campaigns. Only a year and a half ago, in March 2004, another Measure B raised your taxes to fund $496 million for Community Colleges. How much more will you expect to pay if this new Measure B is approved? Housing costs are already higher in the Bay Area than anywhere else in the nation, and Castro Valley boasts some of the highest property taxes in the East Bay. Property tax growth has outstripped inflation in each of the last 8 years. Bond measures such as this are one of the major reasons for this alarming trend.

This bond is "for the children," only because they will pay for it.
s/CURT CORNELL
Chair, Libertarian Party of Alameda County
s/MICHAEL S. DUBIN
Castro Valley Taxpayer
s/RALPH HOFFMANN
P.E.(TX), Senior Citizen Representative, San Ramon Valley Unified School District Citizens' Oversight Committee

The facts are clear. In 1998 and 2002, voters approved local school bonds to begin the renovation of the older schools in the Castro Valley Unified School District. The district has been able to replace aging roofing, build new classrooms, and renovate older school buildings. The 2002 bond allowed the district to continue renovation, add science classrooms at each elementary school, and build a Performing Arts Center at Castro Valley High School.

But there is more that must be done.

Most of the schools in Castro Valley were built in the 1950s. There have been major changes and advances in education since 1950. Measure B funds will make information-age library access available to our students and give students the classrooms and facilities needed to meet today's educational standards.

Since 1998, all bond funds have been spent only on previously authorized local school projects. No funds have been spent on administrator salaries. Many of us have served on the independent Citizens' Oversight Committee and we have seen our local bond funds spent well. If there was a problem or lack of diligence by the district, we would have reported it to the community.
Please Vote Yes on Measure B.
s/MARK S. BELLO
Chair, 2002 Bond Citizens' Oversight Committee
s/DARRELL S. LAVIN, D.C.
Doctor of Chiropractic
s/VIRGINIA "GINNY" LAYTON
Former Castro Valley Teacher of the Year
s/OWEN R. SMITH
Chairman of the Board, Nutek Corporation
s/BILL WELTE
Member, 1998 Bond Professional Review Committee

1. The best estimate of the tax which would be required to be levied to fund this bond issue during the first fiscal year after the sale of the first series of bonds, based on estimated assessed valuations available at the time of filing of this statement, is 2.76 cents per $100 ($27.60 per $100,000) of assessed valuation in fiscal year 2006-07.

2. The best estimate of the tax rate which would be required to be levied to fund this bond issue during the first fiscal year after the sale of the last series of bonds, based on estimated assessed valuations available at the time of filing of this statement, is 4.81 cents per $100 ($48.10 per $100,000) of assessed valuation in fiscal year 2008-09.

3. The best estimate of the highest tax rate which would be required to be levied to fund this bond issue, based on estimated assessed valuations available at the time of filing of this statement, is 4.81 cents per $100 ($48.10 per $100,000) of assessed valuation in fiscal year 2008-09.

The District estimates that the average annual tax required to repay the bonds will be $28.60 per $100,000 in each year that the bonds are outstanding.

Voters should note that estimated tax rate is based on the ASSESSED VALUE of taxable property on the County's official tax rolls, not on the property's market value. Property owners should consult their own property tax bills to determine their property's assessed value and any applicable tax exemptions.

Attention of all voters is directed to the fact that the foregoing information is based upon the District's projections and estimates only, which are not binding upon the District. The actual tax rates and the years in which they will apply may vary from those presently estimated, due to variations from these estimates in the timing of bond sales, the amount of bonds sold and market interest rates at the time of each sale, and actual assessed valuations over the term of repayment of the bonds. The dates of sale and the amount of bonds sold at any given time will be determined by the District based on need for construction funds and other factors. The actual interest rates at which the bonds will be sold will depend on the bond market at the time of each sale. Actual future assessed valuation will depend upon the amount and value of taxable property within the District as determined by the County Assessor in the annual assessment and the equalization process.
s/James L. Fitzpatrick
Superintendent
Castro Valley Unified School District

ACCOUNTABILITY SAFEGUARDS
The provisions in this section are specifically included in this proposition in order that the voters and taxpayers of Castro Valley may be assured that their money will be spent wisely to address specific facilities needs of the Castro Valley Unified School District, all in compliance with the requirements of Article XIII A, Section 1(b)(3) of the State Constitution, and the Strict Accountability in Local School Construction Bonds Act of 2000 (codified at Education Code Sections 15264 and following).
Evaluation of Needs. The Board of Education has prepared an updated facilities plan in order to evaluate and address all of the facilities needs of the Castro Valley Unified School District at each campus and facility, and to determine which projects to finance from a local bond at this time. The Board of Education hereby certi- fies that it has evaluated safety, class size reduction and information technology needs in developing the Bond Project List contained in Exhibit A.
Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee. The Board of Education shall establish an independent Citizens' Oversight Committee (pursuant to Education Code Section 15278 and following), to ensure bond proceeds are spent only for the school facilities projects listed in Exhibit A. The committee shall be established within 60 days of the date when the results of the election appear in the minutes of the Board of Education.
Annual Performance Audits. The Board of Education shall conduct an annual, independent performance audit to ensure that the bond proceeds have been expended only on the school facilities projects listed in Exhibit A. cilities projects listed in Exhibit A.
Special Bond Proceeds Account; Annual Report to Board. Upon approval of this proposition and the sale of any bonds approved, the Board of Education shall take actions necessary to establish an account in which proceeds of the sale of bonds will be deposited. As long as any proceeds of the bonds remain unexpended, the Deputy Superintendent, Business Services of the District, shall cause a report to be filed with the Board no later than December 31 of each year, commencing December 31, 2006, stating (1) the amount of bond proceeds received and expended in that year, and (2) the sta tus of any project funded or to be funded from bond proceeds. The report may relate to the calendar year, fiscal year, or other appropriate annual period as the Superintendent shall determine, and may be incorporated into the annual budget, audit, or other appropriate routine report to the Board.

BOND PROJECT LIST

The Bond Project List attached hereto as Exhibit A shall be considered a part of this ballot proposition, and shall be reproduced in any official document required to contain the full statement of the bond proposition.
The Bond Project List, which is an integral part of this proposition, lists the specific projects the Castro Valley Unified School District proposes to finance with proceeds of the bonds. Listed construction projects, repairs, rehabilitation projects and upgrades will be completed as needed at a particular school site, according to Board-established priorities. Each project is assumed to include its share of costs of the election and bond issuance, architectural, engineering, inspection and similar planning costs, construction management, and a customary contingency for unforeseen design and construction costs. The final cost of each project will be determined as plans are finalized, construction bids are awarded, and projects are completed. In addition, certain construction funds expected from non-bond sources have not yet been secured. Until all project costs and funding sources are known, the Board of Education cannot guarantee that the bonds will provide sufficient funds to allow completion of all listed projects.
Some projects may be subject to further government approvals, including by state officials and boards and local environmental approval. Inclusion of a project on the Bond Project List is not a guarantee that the project will be completed.

FURTHER SPECIFICATIONS

No Administrator Salaries. Proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this proposition shall be used only for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of school facilities, including the furnishing and equipping of school facilities, or the acquisition or lease of real property for school facilities, and not for any other purpose, including teacher and administrator salaries and other school operating expenses.
Single Purpose. All of the purposes listed in this proposition shall be united and voted upon as one single proposition, pursuant to Education Code Section 15100, and all the listed purposes shall constitute the specific single purpose of the bonds, and proceeds of the bonds shall be spent only for such purpose, pursuant to Government Code Section 53410.
Other Terms of the Bonds. When sold, the bonds shall bear interest at an annual rate not exceeding the statutory maximum, and that interest will be made payable at the time or times permitted by law. The bonds may be issued and sold in several series, and no bond shall be made to mature more than 30 years from the date borne by that bond.

EXHIBITA
CASTRO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND PROJECT LIST
Elementary Schools
CASTRO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(20185 San Miguel Avenue)

• Provide classroom and campus-wide security upgrades
• Upgrade buildings as required to comply with existing seismic standards, including associated refinishing work
• Improve library communication systems
• Refurbish and upgrade play fields
• Install a ventilation system in the multi-purpose room

• Provide classroom and campus-wide security upgrades
• Upgrade buildings as required to comply with existing seismic standards, including associated refinishing work
• Improve library communication systems
• Refurbish and upgrade play fields
• Install a ventilation system in the multi-purpose room
• Replace non-functioning heating systems

• Provide classroom and campus-wide security upgrades
• Upgrade buildings as required to comply with existing seismic standards, including associated refinishing work
• Improve library communication systems
• Refurbish and upgrade play fields
• Install a ventilation system in the multi-purpose room

• Provide classroom and campus-wide security upgrades
• Improve library communication systems
• Refurbish and upgrade play fields
• Install a ventilation system in the multi-purpose room

• Provide classroom and campus-wide security upgrades
• Upgrade buildings as required to comply with existing seismic standards, including associated refinishing work
• Improve library communication systems
• Refurbish and upgrade play fields
• Install a ventilation system in the multi-purpose room

• Provide classroom and campus-wide security upgrades
• Improve library communication systems
• Refurbish and upgrade play fields
• Install a ventilation system in the multi-purpose room

• Provide classroom and campus-wide security upgrades
• Upgrade buildings as required to comply with existing seismic standards, including associated refinishing work
• Improve library communication systems
• Refurbish and upgrade play fields
• Install a ventilation system in the multi-purpose room
• Replace non-functioning heating systems

• Provide classroom and campus-wide security upgrades
• Upgrade buildings as required to comply with existing seismic standards, including associated refinishing work
• Improve library communication systems
• Refurbish and upgrade play fields
• Install a ventilation system in the multi-purpose room

• Provide classroom and campus-wide security upgrades
• Upgrade buildings as required to comply with existing seismic standards, including associated refinishing work
• Improve library communication systems
• Refurbish and upgrade play fields
• Install a ventilation system in the multi-purpose room
• Replace non-functioning heating systems

• Provide classroom and campus-wide security upgrades
• Upgrade buildings as required to comply with existing seismic standards, including associated refinishing work
• Expand the library and improve library communication systems
• Install a ventilation system in the multi-purpose room
• Refurbish, expand and upgrade upper track and field
• Construct science classrooms for sixth grade students

• Provide classroom and campus-wide security upgrades
• Improve library communication systems
• Install a ventilation system in multi-purpose room
• Upgrade athletic fields
• Construct science classrooms for sixth grade students

• Provide classroom and campus-wide security upgrades
• Upgrade buildings as required to comply with existing seismic standards, including associated refinishing work
• Expand the library and improve library communication systems
• Renovate, redesign, rebuild and improve the outdoor athletic complex

• Provide classroom and campus-wide security upgrades
• Upgrade buildings as required to comply with existing seismic standards, including associated refinishing work
• Build a library, including library communication systems

• Provide classroom and campus-wide security upgrades
• Upgrade buildings as required to comply with existing seismic standards, including associated refinishing work
• Improve library communication systems
• Construct classrooms to expand the capacity of the Castro Valley Adult School to meet increasing community demands

• Construct classrooms and support facilities necessary to meet expanding K-12 student population
• Remove hazardous materials, e.g., asbestos, lead, etc., where necessary
• Provide other improvements to comply with access requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Furnish and equip newly constructed and renovated classrooms and facilities
• Perform site work (including demolition) as necessary in connection with new construction or installation or removal of relocatable classrooms
• Rent or construct temporary classrooms (including relocatables) as needed to house students displaced during construction