Measure UP
Pasadena Area Community College District · Los Angeles County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE MEASURE PRESERVING AFFORDABLE HIGHER EDUCATION/ CAREER TRAINING WITHOUT INCREASING TAX RATES. To construct/ equip classrooms/ career training facilities to prepare students for careers in nursing/ healthcare, firefighting/ EMS, construction, hospitality, and skilled trades; fix deteriorating roofs, plumbing/ electrical systems, shall Pasadena Area Community College District's measure be adopted authorizing $485,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, without exceeding the current $9 per $100,000 assessed value (no increase), providing $27,000,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, with independent oversight/ local control?
In plain language
Measure UP lets Pasadena City College build and fix facilities without raising its tax rate. A YES vote allows the district to borrow $485,000,000 through bonds. This money would build career-training classrooms. It would also fix roofs, plumbing, and electrical systems. The tax rate would stay at $9 per $100,000 of assessed value. A NO vote means the district cannot sell these bonds. These projects would not get this funding.
Fiscal impact
The measure allows $485,000,000 in bonds. The tax rate is capped at $9 per $100,000 assessed value. This is no increase. It would provide $27,000,000 each year while the bonds are outstanding.
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