Sunol voters will decide on Nov. 3 whether to approve Measure K, a $6.1 million general-obligation bond for Sunol Glen Unified School District. The one-school district's main building turned 100 in 2026. Officials say Measure J in 2022 paid for a lot of the seismic and cafeteria work, but not enough to finish the job.

What the bond would fund

The district's Measure K page and the Pleasanton Weekly's September reporting say the money would finish the final phases of the main building retrofit — windows, doors, electrical, fencing, site work and classroom upgrades — and modernize the 200 Wing, the campus's second-oldest building. Ballot language also covers aging plumbing, electrical, sewer, heating and ventilation; classroom and restroom upgrades; roofs; playgrounds; and safety and accessibility improvements identified in the district's 2026 Facilities Master Plan.

Superintendent and principal Shay Galletti told the Weekly the work would "address critical facility needs" and update the campus, including phase three of the main building. Board president Erin Choin said an investigation during the Measure J work turned up structural issues the district did not know about when it wrote the first bond. State school-facility matching money often requires a local match; the district says Measure K dollars could unlock more state funds for the same projects.

What it would cost

Alameda County Counsel's impartial analysis, posted by the district, estimates an average annual tax of $33.54 per $100,000 of assessed value, with a high of about $35 per $100,000. The district's best estimate of total debt service (principal and interest) is about $13.8 million, generating roughly $431,700 a year while bonds are outstanding. The average-rate collection is expected to run through fiscal year 2058-59. Taxes are based on assessed value, not market price.

Choin told the Weekly that Measure J's original projected rate fell once large landowners such as the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission shouldered a big share of the levy — an example, she said, of how final homeowner bills can differ from early estimates. Measure K needs 55% approval, the usual school-bond threshold.

Yes, no, and the local debate

  • Yes: Authorize up to $6.1 million in bonds and the property-tax levy for the listed facility work.
  • No: Leave the district without this second bond; unfinished main-building and 200 Wing work stays deferred.

There was no formal opposition campaign when the Weekly wrote in mid-September, though Choin expected residents to ask why a second bond is needed so soon after Measure J. She argued that without funding, the district would return in two years with the main building still not fully reoccupied. The board voted unanimously over the summer to place the measure on the ballot after community feedback on the master plan. For more local November contests, see our Election 2026 hub.