Advocacy Week 2024

Lafayette Elementary PTA would like to share events in October 2024, as well as information about upcoming ballot propositions endorsed by California PTA (CAPTA), to help you all become advocates for our children and for our schools. Take the time to get informed!

For the upcoming November elections, California PTA supports 4 propositions:

Yes on Proposition 2:  $10 billion for school bonds (Authorizes $10 billion in state general obligation bonds for repairs, upgrades, and construction of facilities at K-12 public schools and community colleges.)

Yes on Proposition 3:  Marriage equality  (Amends the California Constitution to recognize the fundamental right to marry, regardless of sex or race.)

Yes on Proposition 4:  $10 billion for climate protection (Authorizes $10 billion in general obligation bonds toward these goals:  Increase safe drinking water supply, reduce drought and flood risks; improve forest health and wildfire protections; reduce coastal risks (sea level rise, protect fish); protect/restore natural habitats; support  renewable energy; expand/ renovate local and state parks; extreme heat mitigation; help farms to be climate-resilient and more sustainable.)

Yes on Proposition 5:  Affordable Housing (Amends the California Constitution to allow for approval of bonds with a 55% vote, rather than the current 2/3 approval requirement, for affordable housing for low- and middle-income Californians, and for local infrastructure projects, including roads, water, and fire protection.)

See more detail about these propositions at this CAPTA link.