A STICK IN THE ‘I’
When it comes to bond measures appearing on the November ballot, it’s gonna be crowded.
In part because Measure I, the Mammoth Unified School District bond measure which appeared on the March 5 ballot, looks like it’s headed for defeat.
The measure needed a 55% majority for passage. As of Wednesday’s latest election update, the vote was 559-530, or 51.3% in support.
Statisticians among you will recognize odds are long that that number will suddenly push northward over 55%.
Mammoth Unified School District Superintendent Annie Rinaldi told The Sheet on Thursday morning that if Measure I fails, the District will try again in November.
Where it will find company.
Mammoth’s Fire Protection District plans to float a bond in November. As does the Town of Mammoth Lakes, which plans to ask voters to approve a 2% increase in the Town’s transient occupancy tax rate.
In response to The Sheet’s snarky comment that perhaps Measure I would have performed better had there been a campaign behind it, Rinaldi said she’s been working two jobs (as Superintendent and Chief Business Officer) for this school year. She’s hoping she can fill the Business Officer job soon and then “dedicate some time to finding a campaign manager [and stumping herself]” for a reintroduced bond measure this fall.
As she explains, approximately one-third of District teachers are set to retire within the next 5-10 years. “We need to build 10-12 units [of housing] for prospective staff.” The idea being staff could lease inexpensive District housing for a few years with the idea they’re saving for a down payment on a place in town.
She reiterated the need to recruit and embrace and support a new crop of community members – not only teachers, but firefighters and police.
She also talked about the need to potentially add classrooms at the elementary school. Enrollment numbers have been growing at that site because TK is now universal so there’s a whole extra grade to account for.
Mono County Semi-Official Results as of March 6 @ 5 p.m.
Local races
Superior Court Judge
Mohun 1,422
Ibrahim 335
2nd District Supervisor
Duggan 399
Kitts 221
3rd District Supervisor
McFarland 317
Walsh 147
4th District Supervisor
Peters 169
Gottfried 137
Mammoth Unified Measure I Bond
Yes 559
No 530
*Needs 55% for passage. Current tally stands at 51.3%
Statewide races
State Assembly District 8
Helsel (D) 935
Radanovich (R) 530
Tangipa (R) 363
*Districtwide, the tally as of March 7 was Radanovich 37.5%, Helsel 30%, Tangipa 29.4%
U.S. Representative District 3
Morse (D) 1,029
Kiley (R) 876
*Districtwide as of March 7 the tally was Kiley 55% to Morse’s 43%
U.S. Senate
The top vote-getters locally and statewide were Steve Garvey (R) and Adam Schiff (D) who will face off in the fall. Katie Porter (D) finished a distant third.
Proposition 1 (Mental Health)
Yes 851
No 1,113
*Statewide the Proposition currently holds a slight edge of 50.3% in favor and 49.7% opposed.
Inyo County Election Report as of 11 p.m. on March 5
Local Races
2nd District Supervisor
Griffiths 301
Smith 208
4th District Supervisor
Roeser 373
Jones 221
5th District Supervisor
Berry 205
Wadelton 100
Blystone 84
Seiter 75
Cassell 68
McNeal 29
Statewide races
State Assembly District 8
Helsel 1158
Radanovich 934
Tangipa 617
*Districtwide the tally as of March 7 was Radanovich with 37.5%, Helsel 30% and Tangipa 29.4%
U.S. Representative District 3
Kiley 1,562
Morse 1,249
*Districtwide as of March 7 the tally was Kiley 55% to Morse 43%
U.S. Senate
The top vote-getters locally and statewide were Steve Garvey (R) and Adam Schiff (D) who will face off in the fall. Katie Porter (D) finished a distant third.
The key difference in Inyo County versus Mono County was that Garvey was dominant. His vote totals in the full-term and partial-term counts were more than Schiff and Porter combined.
