Yorba Linda least of bond's supporters
Yorba Lindans who supported the $200 million bond measure for infrastructure and technology needs at local schools should thank voters in neighboring cities for the 864-vote victory margin in a contest with no formal opposition.
Voters in Yorba Linda gave the bonds a 52.5 percent majority, 573 votes less than the 55 percent needed for passage, while the Country Club and Fairlynn county island residents voted “yes” with a 54.7 percent majority, three votes shy of the threshold.
By contrast, Placentia “yes” voters totaled 60.2 percent, Anaheim 64.2 percent, Brea 57 percent, Fullerton 66 percent and other unincorporated county territory 57.5 percent of ballots cast on the bond measure during the Feb. 5 Presidential primary.
While Yorba Linda and Placentia comprise most of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, voters from the small portions of Anaheim, Brea and Fullerton inside district boundaries were crucial to the slim win.
Yorba Linda’s 41,360 registered voters cast 22,699 bond ballots, 11,912 yes and 10,787 no, while Placentia’s 26,953 registered voters cast 13,705, 8,249 yes and 5,456 no.
The Country Club’s and Fairlynn’s 1,624 registered voters cast 917 bond votes, 502 yes and 415 no, and 612 registered voters in other county territory cast 372, 214 yes and 158 no.
Only 10,952 of Anaheim’s registered voters live in the district—about eight percent of the city’s total registered voters—and 4,728 of them cast 3,037 yes and 1,691 no votes.
Only 6,558 of Fullerton’s registered voters live in the district—about 10 per cent of the city’s total—and 2,493 of them cast 1,646 yes and 847 no votes.
And just 621 of Brea’s registered voters are district residents—some 2.6 percent of the city’s total—and 358 of them cast 204 yes and 154 no votes.
One reason for the large percentage of Yorba Linda “no” votes is the new high school is already funded from other sources, including bonds voted in 2002 and the settlement of a lawsuit against the city’s Redevelopment Agency.
The next concern of many residents is the attendance area for Yorba Linda High School, scheduled to open to 9th and 10th graders fall 2009.
Not all 3,878 Yorba Linda students now at three district high schools could attend YLHS. Esperanza has 2,498 from Yorba Linda, El Dorado 1,066 and Valencia 314, including 126 in the International Baccalaureate program.
A FINAL NOTE
The 75 per cent “no” vote on a small tax increase for landscaping and lighting on arterial streets is clear evidence voter distrust of city government hasn’t diminished since the past City Council attempted to railroad high-density Old Town redevelopment.
And despite the dismissal of 42-month City Manager Tammy Letourneau, voters are likely to continue a council housecleaning that began with the elections of John Anderson and Jan Horton in 2006 and Hank Wedaa in 2007.
If Allen Castellano and Jim Winder seek third terms, they’ll face uphill battles, even with a sizeable field of candidates splitting an expected large turnout of reform-minded voters.
Voters in Yorba Linda gave the bonds a 52.5 percent majority, 573 votes less than the 55 percent needed for passage, while the Country Club and Fairlynn county island residents voted “yes” with a 54.7 percent majority, three votes shy of the threshold.
By contrast, Placentia “yes” voters totaled 60.2 percent, Anaheim 64.2 percent, Brea 57 percent, Fullerton 66 percent and other unincorporated county territory 57.5 percent of ballots cast on the bond measure during the Feb. 5 Presidential primary.
While Yorba Linda and Placentia comprise most of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, voters from the small portions of Anaheim, Brea and Fullerton inside district boundaries were crucial to the slim win.
Yorba Linda’s 41,360 registered voters cast 22,699 bond ballots, 11,912 yes and 10,787 no, while Placentia’s 26,953 registered voters cast 13,705, 8,249 yes and 5,456 no.
The Country Club’s and Fairlynn’s 1,624 registered voters cast 917 bond votes, 502 yes and 415 no, and 612 registered voters in other county territory cast 372, 214 yes and 158 no.
Only 10,952 of Anaheim’s registered voters live in the district—about eight percent of the city’s total registered voters—and 4,728 of them cast 3,037 yes and 1,691 no votes.
Only 6,558 of Fullerton’s registered voters live in the district—about 10 per cent of the city’s total—and 2,493 of them cast 1,646 yes and 847 no votes.
And just 621 of Brea’s registered voters are district residents—some 2.6 percent of the city’s total—and 358 of them cast 204 yes and 154 no votes.
One reason for the large percentage of Yorba Linda “no” votes is the new high school is already funded from other sources, including bonds voted in 2002 and the settlement of a lawsuit against the city’s Redevelopment Agency.
The next concern of many residents is the attendance area for Yorba Linda High School, scheduled to open to 9th and 10th graders fall 2009.
Not all 3,878 Yorba Linda students now at three district high schools could attend YLHS. Esperanza has 2,498 from Yorba Linda, El Dorado 1,066 and Valencia 314, including 126 in the International Baccalaureate program.
A FINAL NOTE
The 75 per cent “no” vote on a small tax increase for landscaping and lighting on arterial streets is clear evidence voter distrust of city government hasn’t diminished since the past City Council attempted to railroad high-density Old Town redevelopment.
And despite the dismissal of 42-month City Manager Tammy Letourneau, voters are likely to continue a council housecleaning that began with the elections of John Anderson and Jan Horton in 2006 and Hank Wedaa in 2007.
If Allen Castellano and Jim Winder seek third terms, they’ll face uphill battles, even with a sizeable field of candidates splitting an expected large turnout of reform-minded voters.
posted by Jim Drummond at 12:00 PM
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