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Ormondale Elementary School first grade teacher Kimber Trefero checks in on her students before they head out for recess in Portola Valley on Oct. 13, 2020. A parcel tax measure to fund classroom programs is receiving the votes needed to pass thus far. Photo by Magali Gauthier.
Early election results show Measure S, a smaller parcel tax measure for the Portola Valley School District, is receiving the number of votes needed to pass.
By the close of election night on Tuesday, May 4, 75.3% of voters have said yes to the measure, which requires a two-thirds, or 67% voter majority, county election officials reported. Measure S was the only item on San Mateo County's all-mail ballot May 4 special election. The district is asking for less money this time around: $471 per parcel annually versus the current rate of $581. It would raise $997,000 annually for the district. It has an eight-year term and would expire in 2029.