Editorial: Vote yes on Prop 1A

There is no proposition on next week's ballot that could have as much impact at CSUS as Proposition 1A.

This bond is issue, if approved, would raise more than $9 billion to fund the construction of new classrooms and buildings at all levels of the state's education system.

What does the mean to CSUS?

It means that two new classroom buildings can be built and our Library can be expanded.

Anyone who has had to endure a class in Douglas Hall will know how badly we need new classrooms to replace the oldest buildings on campus.

The Library will need major renovation to be able to handle the increased numbers of students that will be heading to our campus in the next few years.

The money raised by 1A can only be used to for construction. it cannot be used for any other purpose. And that is the way it should be. No one likes to see the state add to its burden of debt but if it must be done. But if it must be done, then there must be clear and specific guidelines in place to control how that money is spent.

This is not a step to be taken lightly. Prop 1A is the largest single bond issue in the state's history. But it must be passed. There is simply no time to lose.

Vote yes on Proposition 1A.