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To: Eva

Eva – sorry for the delayed response.  I got busy this weekend and didn't have any time to look in detail.  I found a bunch of things but not sure what kind of thing you want.  If you can explain (in general) your interest, maybe I can sift out the good stuff.  It might also be easier to email you the info (a spreadsheet or two or three).  Let me know. 

Here is one breakdown of the $40 billion worth of bonds that went on the ballot.  Each of these tie to different legislative bill that have the details of the projects.  I do have a spreadsheet with some of the detail but requires explanation.  Anyway, freepmail me and I'll follow up with more

Bonds—all November 2006 ballot (54 votes)

SB 1266 / SB 86—Transportation $19.9725 billion
SB 1689 / SB 364—Housing 2.850 billion
AB 140 / SB 87—Flood protection 4.090 billion
AB 127 / SB 79--Education Bond 10.416 billion
Total $37.3285 billion

Appropriation bill (54 votes)
AB 142 / SB 524—$500 million (General Fund) for pay-as-you-go levee repair

Policy bills (41 votes)
AB 143 / SB 59—Design-build
AB 1039 / SB 677—Environmental streamlining
AB 1467 / SB 797—Public-private partnerships


AB 127 / SB 79
Education bond: $10.416 billion

K-12 facilities: $7.329 billion
o $1.9 billion for new construction
o $3.3 billion for rehabilitation and modernization
o ($200 million for small high schools—included in   new construction and modernization above)
o $1 billion for hyper-dense overcrowded schools
o $500 million for career technical education facilities
o $500 million for charter schools
o $100 million for “green” schools
o $29 million for joint use facilities

Higher education: $3.087 billion
o $1.580 billion for UC and CSU
o $1.5 billion for community colleges


SB 1266 / SB 86
Transportation & air quality bond: $19.925 billion

Mobility, transit, congestion relief: $17.250 billion
o $4.5 for high priority corridor improvements
o $1 billion for State Highway 99 Enhancement Plan
o $2 billion for trade infrastructure
o $2 billion STIP augmentation
o $4 billion for rail, bus, transit improvements
o $750 million for SHOPP and ITS
o $1 billion for State-Local Partnership Program
o $2 billion for local streets and roads

Safety, security, disaster preparedness: $1.525 billion
o $1 billion for transit safety and disaster response (new program)
o $100 million for Port Security Program
o $125 million for local bridge seismic retrofit
o $250 million for grade separations.

Air quality: $1.2 billion
o $1 billion for port air quality
o $200 million for school bus retrofit and replacement


SB 1689 / SB 364
Housing and land use bond: $2.85 billion

Affordable housing: $1.50 billion
o $345 million for multifamily housing
o $300 million for Cal Home homeownership program
o $200 million for CHADAP downpayment assistance program
o $195 million for supportive housing
o $135 million for farm worker housing
o $125 million for the Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods (BEGIN) Program
o $100 million for affordable housing innovation
o $50 million for homeless youth housing
o $50 million for domestic violence shelters

Infill incentives: $850 million (up to $200 million available for urban parks)

Housing-related parks in urban, suburban, and rural areas: $200 million

Transit oriented development: $300 million


AB 140 / SB 87
Flood protection bond: $4.090 billion

$3 billion for levee inspection, repair, flood control improvements, and delta levee protection
$500 million for flood control subventions
$290 million for flood corridors, bypasses, and flood plain mapping
$300 million for storm flood management


26 posted on 07/13/2011 10:44:18 PM PDT by calcowgirl ("Sapere Aude!" --Immanuel Kant)
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To: calcowgirl

Thanks for your hard work. I guess the problem is that I just don’t understand bonds and how they work.

How could they pass bonds without specifics about how the money would be spent, all laid out ahead of time? Do people just invest without any details of what they are investing in?


28 posted on 07/15/2011 8:42:10 AM PDT by Eva
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