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🚫 **Vote No on Visalia Unified Measure Z**

A community page focused on **transparency, accountability, and responsible use of taxpayer dollars.**

📚 Compare Measure A & Measure Z
💰 Follow the money
🔎 Ask questions
🗳️ Make an informed choice

10/28/2026

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10/26/2026

In 2018, Visalia voters approved Measure A, a $105.3 million bond. We were told we needed a fifth comprehensive high school.

That school was never built. The district later said enrollment grew slower than it had projected, and the money went to other projects instead.

So where did it all go? And why is VUSD asking for $158 million more through Measure Z when we’re still paying off the bonds we already passed?

Before we take on more debt, we deserve a clear, priced-out plan, not another round of promises.

Vote No on Z. Tuesday, Nov. 3. 🗳️

10/24/2026

❤️ We love our schools. We love our community.

The teachers, the students, the families, and the staff who show up every day are what make Visalia strong, and our schools deserve to be safe, well maintained, and fully supported.

That’s exactly why we need to be absolutely certain that funds are not being mismanaged.

Supporting our schools means making sure every dollar goes where it’s supposed to go. Before asking taxpayers for more, voters deserve:

✅ Clear, public records of how current funds are being spent
✅ An independent review of the district’s finances
✅ Transparency on how past bond money was used

Asking for accountability isn’t against our schools. It’s for them.

Read the measure. Ask questions. Then make your voice heard on Nov. 3.

Want some more clarity on Measure Z? Message us here or email us at [email protected]. We will happily provide any information you may need.

10/21/2026

Who’s really behind “Citizens for Visalia Schools – Yes on Measure Z”? The committee’s own filings list a Fresno address, a VUSD administrator in charge, and $85,589 from 16 contributions, nearly all from architects, engineers, builders and other businesses that could benefit if the bond passes. Read the filings, check the facts, and vote your own opinion on Nov. 3.

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10/21/2026

📂 Show us the records.

Before VUSD asks voters to approve Measure Z, the community deserves a clear, independent look at how the district is spending the money it already has.

We’re asking for:

✅ An independent, outside audit of current VUSD spending, done by someone with no stake in the outcome
✅ A public accounting of the required 3% yearly deposits into the Restricted Routine Maintenance Account, and how that money was spent
✅ The current major maintenance plan, posted where the public can read it
✅ A clear report on what earlier bond money paid for, project by project

This isn’t an accusation. It’s a request for transparency. If the district has followed the rules, the records will show it, and that would make a stronger case to voters.

Until those answers are public, vote NO on Measure Z on Nov. 3.

📣 Share this and tag your school board members. Ask them: Will you release the records?

10/20/2026

Why I'm voting NO on Measure Z 🗳️

State law already requires VUSD to set aside money every year to maintain school buildings, roofs and HVAC included. So why is maintenance being used to justify a new 25–30 year bond?

Before you vote, ask VUSD to show five years of maintenance account records.

Vote NO on Measure Z on November 3. Please share 👇

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10/20/2026

🏠 Would you take out a 25-year loan, with interest, to replace your HVAC or roof?

Most families wouldn’t. They’d save, plan ahead, and set money aside for repairs.

Measure Z asks voters to approve $158 million in bonds. The ballot language lists fixing deteriorating roofs, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical systems, along with asbestos and lead pipe removal and classroom upgrades.

The cost to taxpayers: 4 cents per $100 of assessed value, about $12 million a year while the bonds are outstanding. That’s roughly $40 a year per $100,000 of assessed value. If it runs the full 25 years, that adds up to an estimated $300 million repaid on a $158 million bond.

That means we have to pay back almost TWICE as much as the district is asking for!

Before you vote, ask:
❓ Which projects are true one-time needs, and which are routine maintenance?
❓ Why can’t roofs, HVAC, and plumbing be planned and paid for from the regular budget?
❓ What does this cost over the full life of the loan, not just per year?

We love our schools. We just want to know if there’s a smarter way to take care of them.

Read the measure. Do the math. Vote on Nov. 3.

10/19/2026

🏘️ “I rent, so Measure Z doesn’t affect me.”

Not so fast.

Measure Z is a property tax: 4 cents per $100 of assessed value, about $12 million a year for up to 25 years. Landlords don’t absorb costs like that forever. They plan for them.

📊 A Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia study of California rentals found landlords passed through $0.50 to $0.89 of every $1 of property tax increases to renters.

Here’s how it can add up:

🏠 A rental home assessed at $300,000 adds about $120 a year in property tax for the owner. If half or more is passed on, that’s $5 to $10 a month, for as long as the bond is paid.

🏢 Apartment complexes, shops, restaurants, and offices pay it too. Businesses build costs like this into their prices, so groceries, services, and rent can all creep up.

➕ It stacks on top of everything else you’re already paying.

Small amounts, repeated every month for 25 years, are real money. That’s why renters have a stake in Nov. 3 too.

Have any questions? Feel free to message us here or email us at [email protected]

Read the measure. Do the math. Ask questions.

10/19/2026

🗳️ Before VUSD asks for more of your tax dollars, voters deserve straight answers.

Districts that receive state School Facility Program (SFP) funds must keep a Restricted Routine Maintenance Account (RRMA) and deposit at least 3% of general fund expenditures every year for 20 years. That money is restricted to maintaining and repairing state-funded buildings.

So before voting on Measure Z, ask:

❓ Is VUSD making the full 3% deposit every year?
❓ Has the money been spent only on maintenance and repairs, or was it diverted?
❓ Is the proper reserve in place?
❓ Is the major maintenance plan current and open to public inspection?
❓ Should the Tulare County Office of Education request a Fiscal Health Risk Analysis? A routine audit won't catch these problems.

Before asking taxpayers for [$158 million] more, the district should show it has met its existing legal maintenance obligations.

Read the measure. Ask questions. Vote NO on Measure Z on Nov. 3.

For inquiries or more information, please reach out to [email protected] or message us directly on Facebook.

10/11/2026

🏫 WHY NOT PLAN AHEAD?

School districts have options for planning for long-term facility needs.

California’s own accounting system recognizes a **Special Reserve Fund for Capital Outlay Projects**, which allows districts to accumulate general-fund money for capital projects.
So it’s worth asking:

**Could VUSD be more proactive about saving for maintenance, repairs, renovations, and future construction instead of relying so heavily on new taxpayer-funded bonds?**

💭 **What would you rather see?**

**Plan ahead and save over time — or ask taxpayers for another bond when major projects arise?**

👇 **What do you think VUSD should be doing?**

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