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FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, Lake Elementary School principal Kenneth Bonner, right, and school custodian Perrione Pearson, stand in front of the school's aging furnace, wrapped in asbestos insulation and taped up with duct tape in San Pablo, Calif. Officials say the furnace may date to the school's construction in 1957. The only statewide measure on Tuesday's California primary ballot, Proposition 13, is a $15 billion bond to repair and modernize aging schools, many of which are more than a half-century old and have issues ranging from leaky roofs and old wiring to toxic mold.(AP Photo/Jocelyn Gecker, File)

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, Lake Elementary School principal Kenneth Bonner, right, and school custodian Perrione Pearson, stand in front of the school's aging furnace, wrapped in asbestos insulation and taped up with duct tape in San Pablo, Calif. Officials say the furnace may date to the school's construction in 1957. The only statewide measure on Tuesday's California primary ballot, Proposition 13, is a $15 billion bond to repair and modernize aging …

March 3, 2020

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Proposition 13 would spend $15 billion on California schools
March 3, 2020 2:56 p.m.

Proposition 13 would spend $15 billion on California schools

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The only statewide measure on Tuesday's California primary ballot is a $15 billion bond to repair and modernize aging schools, many of which are more than a half-century old and have issues ranging from leaky roofs and old wiring to toxic mold.