How I’m voting for the environment in the Nov. 4, 2008 election.
Measure AA would authorize $295 million in bonds for Santa Monica College to build a new math and science building and a career opportunity and job training center, among other improvements to the campus.
For public transit advocates, Measure AA would build a “Pico Promenade and Transit Plaza” that’s supposed to “enable the buses to get off Pico while loading and unloading, getting them out of Pico traffic and reducing runaround time, making the whole system more efficient.”
The pro Measure AA campaign focuses on how all the money will be spent in Santa Monica and Malibu — an emphasis I could quibble with, since I do know that many SMC students come from the city of LA. Many of my fellow Fairfax High School peeps put some time in at SMC, for example. In fact, the possibility of non-Santa Monica / Malibu residents reaping the benefits of this measure is why a few random individuals oppose Measure AA.
That, of course, is no reason to oppose the measure. Students who spend time in Santa Monica often spend money in Santa Monica, among other benefits Santa Monica could reap from passing this initiative. Measure AA’s supported by the Santa Monica-Malibu Classroom Teachers’ Association, the Santa Monica City Council, and every elected official representing Santa Monica that I know of.
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