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Orange County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
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By Kim Anthony Leason

Candidate for Board Member; Tustin Unified School District

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Why I am running and your candidate of choice
I am running for the Tustin Unified Board because I believe they need help! For example Tustin High is an old school with old buildings and has not yet received the upgrades promised with the Measure G Funds the voters approved in 2002. Tustin High was built in 1929. Foothill High was built in 1963. Tustin High being the older campus has greater, more urgent needs and should have been the priority. Foothill High has received upgrades to a quad even though Tustin High has more deficiencies. The current Board turned down an offer of 40 acres of land on Tustin Legacy. Joint use agreements to share school properties for athletics and other cultural events don't seem to be an important use of public land to them.

Beckman High School was built in 2004 at a cost of approximately $37 Million. The district recently placed brand new portable classrooms in the newest school because of poor planning.

Measure G was approved in 2002 for $80 Million. The Measure G money has not all been spent. The current TUSD Board unanimously agreed to place Measure L, another bond measure, on the November 4 ballot seeking even more money ($95 Million).

This district needs financial and project management help! The alternatives they are proposing Mello-Roos or another bond measure are property based taxes which fall on the backs of homeowners.

The current Board simply doesn't understand financial planning.

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