This is not a surprise at all and I hope that it works out for the best. I just hope that there is accountability and oversight so that we don't see a Measure Z in eight years.

The people who were against Measure E live in San Jose and are libertarians. Mark W.A. Hinkle and Jennifer Imhoff. It's not even in their school district. WTF? Why are they so concerned.

These libertarians who don't want to pay taxes should live in a small island together and they all don't need to pay taxes so won't receive basic services such as clean water, hospitals, roads, schools, etc. I am sure it will work well for them.

@Anti-Libertarian,

I am not a libertarian, but I am frankly getting tired of extreme left wing politics that often dominate the Bay Area. I pay tens of thousands in property tax every year. And every few years, there are measures and/or propositions to increase taxes and/or fees to pay for things.

As a parent, I fully sympathize and side with improving education and health, but where's accountability? I feel like measure E and the likes are essentially a form of extortion. Do you want your kids to go to good school? Pay us!

Stop fleecing.

It bring me much joy but not as much as the peoples

peanutboy, I wish wealthy folks like yourself would stop complaining about taxes. You own a house assessed at at least $1M if you're paying "tens of thousands of dollars" per year. That's ignoring whatever subsidy you're getting thanks to Prop 13, and you have the shamelessness to complain about it. Guess what one of the things that makes your property values high: good schools. Grow up!

@LOL - you clearly don't understand how Prop 13 works. If a property is assessed >$1M then Prop 13 is hardly helping an individual taxpayer's situation. And $10k/year is more than the average cost per student in the district, so I'd say @peanutboy deserves your thanks for subsidizing the students in the rest of the state (which is an actual result of Prop 13).

The amount someone pays in property taxes is directly proportional to the year they purchased their home, not their wealth or income.

SCParent, I don't think you're aware of what Prop 13 does. The difference between the tax at assessed value and the market value of the house is the Prop 13 subsidy. Just because someone bought a $1M house in 2010 that is now worth $3M doesn't mean they're not being subsidized to the tune of tens of thousands per year by their neighbors. In fact, the subsidy is largest for those owners of multi-million dollar properties! Try understanding these things before accusing others of not knowing how they work.