MENDOCINO CO., CA., 6/2/26 —A bond measure to provide funding for Mendocino College facilities and programs is short of the approval needed to pass, according to the initial results from Tuesday’s election.
Measure A had 52% yes votes, short of the 55% threshold for bond measures, according to the early returns Tuesday. The measure would provide funding for Mendocino College repairs and upgrading career and workforce education programs by authorizing $98 million in bonds from the Mendocino-Lake Community College District that will be funded by levying a property tax of $24 per $100,000 of assessed value on properties in the district. The bonds would be sold when and for however much the district needs for project funds.
If approved, the measure would fund job training and career education for healthcare and firefighting as well as remove any mold, asbestos and lead paint and make basic repairs to older Mendocino College buildings.
Initial results released just after 8 p.m. are from absentee voting. Election officials will continue to count ballots throughout the following days until official results are finalized by the county 30 days after the election and sent to the Secretary of State for certification.