Government
Nov. 4, 2016
Prop 51: don't allow the perfect to become the enemy of the good
The ballot initiative, which aims to provide funding for the modernization of schools in California, enjoys bipartisan support -- but not the governor's support.
David W. Kesselman
Co-Managing Partner
Kesselman Brantly & Stockinger LLP
Phone: (310) 307-4555
Email: dkesselman@kbslaw.com
David is an adjunct professor of antitrust law at Loyola Law Schoo.
Proposition 51 is one of the few California ballot measures that enjoys bipartisan support. If passed, the measure, which requires 55 percent voter approval, authorizes $9 billion in general obligation bonds for new constructions and modernization of California's K-12 public schools, vocational schools and community colleges. Yet the politics behind this measure are not so simple. While California's Democratic and Republican Parties both support the measure, Gov. Jerry Brown is opposed. Wh...
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