Prop. 13 reform

By Philip Morton, Berkeley | 4/06/2016

To improve schools, reform Proposition 13! “Promising school curriculum reforms” (Open Forum, March 30) speaks to improvement in the schools. That’s nice, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. California’s school system used to be the best in the country. The plunge to the bottom is shocking. It is surprising that the article does not mention the chronic underfunding. Prop. 13 is directly responsible for this. It’s past time for commercial property owners to pay their fair share at current market rates. The constitutional amendment introduced as SCA5 will reverse this. It will add $9 billion a year to local agencies, including the school districts.