Foothill-DeAnza well deserves our support.

$898 million - $48 per parcel. Because they can (ask). But also: why the number 8? There is a real explanation. Any guesses?

There is no exemption for seniors and disabled.

A billion dollars more for two community colleges (employees and contractors) paid for by property owners - mostly the owners already paying the highest assessments. Does anyone know how much community college employees get paid? See TRANSPARENT CALIFORNIA.

The top administrator received $425,000 per year (compensation package) last year. One assumes she has at least an AA degree!

Suggest you take a look at this website for enrollment analysis:
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Vote NO. Over the last several elections, voters in Santa Clara County have passed multiple tax and fee increases including gas taxes, two bridge toll increases, three VTA sales taxes, Santa Clara County’s Measure A 1/8 cent sales tax, the state prop 30 ¼ cent sales tax and the 2010 Measure B Vehicle Registration Fee of $10. Additionally, we’re on the hook to pay back numerous state bond issues including high speed rail, the Proposition 1 water bond and the infrastructure bonds of 2006.

All this nickel and diming has contributed into making the Bay Area a horribly expensive place to live; especially for people of modest means, who must pay the greatest percentage of their income in these regressive taxes and fees. Each increase by itself does not amount to much, say a quarter cent, but the cumulative effect is to add to the unaffordability of the region.

No new taxes! We are already overtaxed by Federal, State, and Location taxing authorities.

These colleges offer the best ROI of any colleges in the state. They put three dollars back into the economy for every dollar of funding. With UCs and CSUs getting increasingly expensive (and almost impossible to get into), we have to support our community colleges.

Community colleges are a good idea. But local governments including school and college districts too often stuff their own pockets and waste money and borrow money selling bonds even if interest rates soar. So, as to this $898 million bond measure: FORGET IT.