Measure Y: Bond Measure

Impartial analysis

RNARDINO Inter office MeinoUNTY DATE: August 12, 2026 PHONE: [phone number omitted] FROM: JOLENA E. GRIDER, Deputy County Counsel County Counsel TO: LETESHIA WILSON Elections Specialist Communications Department of the Registrar of Voters COUNTY COUNSEL IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS- SAN BERNARDINO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SUBJECT DISTRICT BOND MEASURE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2026 This Measure was placed on the ballot by a resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees of the San Bernardino Community College District (District). A "yes" vote by at least fifty-five percent of the voters voting on this Measure will authorize the District to issue bonds in the amount of $898,000,000 to be used solely for the purposes set forth in this ballot Measure. A "no" vote means that the District will not be authorized to issue and sell the $898,000,000 in bonds set forth in the Measure. The District's Resolution was adopted pursuant to California Education Code sections 15100 et seq. and 15264, et seq., Government Code section 53506, and Articles XIIIA and XVI of the California Constitution. The bond proceeds may only be used for specific projects at San Bernardino Valley College and Crafton Hills College listed in Exhibits "A" and "B" of the Measure (Projects). The identified Projects are the specific projects the District proposes to finance with proceeds from the sale of the bonds authorized by this ballot Measure and the bond proceeds may only be used for those specific projects. These projects include: affordable career education facilities for firefighters and skilled trades; local job training programs to prepare students for good-paying careers in nursing, teaching and firefighting; removing asbestos and mold; repairing deteriorating gas lines; upgrading emergency communications systems; upgrading campus safety and security, including fire safety systems; providing safe drinking water; repairing and upgrading classrooms and labs; repairing and upgrading air conditioning and heating systems; earthquake retrofitting school buildings and classrooms; creating a community college center in the mountain area of the District; upgrading classrooms and labs and career training facilities for nursing, teaching, and firefighting; improving student centers to provide job training, job placement, counseling, and support services to students; and other repair, renovation and construction projects. The District will conduct financial and performance audits annually and all bond expenditures will be monitored by an independent Citizens' Oversight Committee, in compliance with Education Code section 15278 et seq., that will receive and review annual audits, inspect District facilities, receive copies of maintenance plans, and review efforts to implement cost-saving programs. No District employees or vendors will be allowed to serve on the Citizens' Oversight Committee. The bonded debt will be a general obligation of the District and will be financed by taxes levied annually on taxable property located within the District. The above statement is an impartial analysis of Measure"_". If you desire a copy of the Measure, please call the Registrar of Voters at [phone number omitted] and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you. LAURA FEINGOLD County Counsel Wkv- E. GRIDER

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