San Diego Unified School District Measure M: $3.5 Billion School Repair and Safety Bond
San Diego City Unified School District, California
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
San Diego Unified School District Measure M: $3.5 Billion School Repair and Safety Bond is a ballot measure in San Diego City Unified School District, California on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Lets San Diego Unified borrow $3.5 billion to fix school security, foundations, bathrooms, plumbing, and heating and cooling, remove lead and asbestos, and build staff housing. Property owners repay about $32 per $100,000 of assessed value a year, which the district says keeps the current rate.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: High · 66 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 1,074,347 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(39,287,377 ÷ 1,074,347) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.63, measured against a statewide vote in CA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
High representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Education Quality
Lets San Diego Unified borrow $3.5 billion to fix school security, foundations, bathrooms, plumbing, and heating and cooling, remove lead and asbestos, and build staff housing. Property owners repay about $32 per $100,000 of assessed value a year, which the district says keeps the current rate.
A YES vote means
The district can sell $3.5 billion in bonds for repairs, safety upgrades, and staff housing, repaid by property taxes at the current rate as older bonds expire.
A NO vote means
The district cannot borrow this money, the school property tax rate would fall as older bonds are paid off, and repairs would wait for other funding.
Sources: dougporter.substack.com · sdea.net · voiceofsandiego.org
Sources: sdea.net · voiceofsandiego.org
Last updated September 24, 2026.