Used by many districts last year — including some of the poorer ones — it does a far better job of meeting the state standards and
putting local contributions into context.
Not exact matches
While Gov. Jerry Brown has instituted a new funding formula for school districts statewide, sending
putting more dollars in
local hands, he is also asking teachers to increase their pension
contributions as a way to help pay down $ 74 billion in teacher pension debt.
The justification for zoning is superficially in terms of controlling externalities, but zoning is frequently
put in place due to other motivations — the two main ones being a) fiscal zoning, which is intended to improve a
local jurisdiction's tax base by attracting occupants whose tax
contributions surpass their use of public services, and b) exclusionary zoning, which is meant to exclude or restrict a member of a racial, ethnic, or social class from occupying a jurisdiction (Pogodzinski, pg.
In connection with the Golden Gate National Recreation Area's 40th birthday the Museum Program
put together an exhibit that reviews park lands in three
local counties (Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo), examines the area's cultural and natural
contributions, and how the land became part of the park.