2008 Woodie Awards
District gets bond money
$4 million in bond money approved; two district board members elected
Robbie Salapuddin
Issue date: 11/14/05 Section: News
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Incumbents to the District Board of Trustees and a local bond measure worth more than $400 million prevailed Tuesday Nov. 8 in the Statewide Special Election, according to the latest counts as of publication with all precincts reporting.
Helen Hausman and Richard Holober were reelected to fill their two Board seats.
Hausman has served four consecutive terms prior to her recent win.
She and Holober led the four candidates with about 40 and 34 percent of the votes respectively.
Jack Hickey, board member of the Sequoia Health District, was third with 15 percent and county probate paralegal Maurice Dupra Goodman finished last with 10 percent of 210,000 votes, according to semi-official election results posted on www.shapethefuture.org, the official election website of San Mateo County.
The District's Measure A also passed with 98,409 "yes" votes and 53,504 against.
Of the votes cast, about 64 percent were for the measure, easily meeting the 55 percent requirement to become law.
The measure secures $486 Million in bonds to improve college structures and departments in CSM, Skyline, and Cañada College, as stated in shapethefuture.org.
Hausman said she was "delighted" with the win.
"I think we have an outstanding Chancellor, an outstanding staff. We have been real innovators," she said.
Hausman, a supporter of Measure A, was excited by its passing.
"[Having the measure pass] shows that the community appreciates what the colleges are doing, and that they were willing to support us," she said.
Where the bond funds will be applied has not been finalized yet, said Hausman. "It takes looking at, studying, and planning," she said.
Beyond modernizing and upgrading the campuses, Hausman is optimistic that the Board will spend the money properly.
"We did such a good job with the past fund. I have confidence in this one," she said.
With another term secured, Hausman will "plan to continue to assess the community, what are the needs of the colleges, and really look at detail," she said.
Hickey, who was against Measure A, was "not surprised" about the election results.
"There should be no increase in property taxes for things like this," said Hickey. The candidate said he would prefer the District focus on telecommuting and education.
"I think it's important to know that most of the contributions [advertising Measure A] came from out of the county," said Hickey.
"Probably 90 percent [of the contributions] came from businesses that would benefit from it passing," he said.
"That doesn't sound like the way things should operate. I think [the Trustees] should be ashamed of themselves," said Hickey, who now will prepare to run for the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in the next election.
"I will be working to change," he said.
Goodman and Holober were not immediately available for comment.
Helen Hausman and Richard Holober were reelected to fill their two Board seats.
Hausman has served four consecutive terms prior to her recent win.
She and Holober led the four candidates with about 40 and 34 percent of the votes respectively.
Jack Hickey, board member of the Sequoia Health District, was third with 15 percent and county probate paralegal Maurice Dupra Goodman finished last with 10 percent of 210,000 votes, according to semi-official election results posted on www.shapethefuture.org, the official election website of San Mateo County.
The District's Measure A also passed with 98,409 "yes" votes and 53,504 against.
Of the votes cast, about 64 percent were for the measure, easily meeting the 55 percent requirement to become law.
The measure secures $486 Million in bonds to improve college structures and departments in CSM, Skyline, and Cañada College, as stated in shapethefuture.org.
Hausman said she was "delighted" with the win.
"I think we have an outstanding Chancellor, an outstanding staff. We have been real innovators," she said.
Hausman, a supporter of Measure A, was excited by its passing.
"[Having the measure pass] shows that the community appreciates what the colleges are doing, and that they were willing to support us," she said.
Where the bond funds will be applied has not been finalized yet, said Hausman. "It takes looking at, studying, and planning," she said.
Beyond modernizing and upgrading the campuses, Hausman is optimistic that the Board will spend the money properly.
"We did such a good job with the past fund. I have confidence in this one," she said.
With another term secured, Hausman will "plan to continue to assess the community, what are the needs of the colleges, and really look at detail," she said.
Hickey, who was against Measure A, was "not surprised" about the election results.
"There should be no increase in property taxes for things like this," said Hickey. The candidate said he would prefer the District focus on telecommuting and education.
"I think it's important to know that most of the contributions [advertising Measure A] came from out of the county," said Hickey.
"Probably 90 percent [of the contributions] came from businesses that would benefit from it passing," he said.
"That doesn't sound like the way things should operate. I think [the Trustees] should be ashamed of themselves," said Hickey, who now will prepare to run for the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in the next election.
"I will be working to change," he said.
Goodman and Holober were not immediately available for comment.