Prop A campaign gets kicked off

The campaign to pass Prop A, the school facilities bond measure, held a kick-off rally this week at Buena Vista ES, and the two daily papers had very different coverage of the event. The Chron published Mayor backs school bond initiative which focues on Newsom's new-found support for the bond.

Mayor Gavin Newsom threw his unconditional support Thursday behind the $450 million school bond on the November ballot, saying the measure is critical to San Francisco's schools.

His endorsement of Measure A in front of portable classrooms at Buena Vista Elementary School was a far cry from his vocal criticism last month of the school board and the process to get the measure on the ballot.

The Examiner article, SFUSD is under pressure to get $450M bond passed is a far more hard-hitting piece that focuses on the connection between Prop A and the Lopez ADA suit settlement.

A federal monitor could be appointed to speed up disability access changes at San Francisco’s public schools — possibly by selling school property or taking money from the general budget — if voters do not pass a $450 million facilities bond measure this November, school representatives warn.