tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932655.post-26025712001-03-02T09:42:00.000-08:002001-03-02T09:52:52.823-08:00IT HAPPENED A YEAR AGO TODAY!<br /><br />March 2, 2000<br /><br />BALLOT MEASURE REQUIRES<br />LOTTERY FUNDS FOR BOOKS<br /><br />In 1996, when Tony Cardenas visited schools in California's northeast San Fernando Valley, he was appalled to find them using books up to 30 years old. As a California Assemblyman, he had an opportunity to do something about. He persuaded his colleagues in Sacramento to put a proposition on the March 7, 2000, primary ballot that would commit some of the lottery funds to purchasing new textbooks. Fortunately, for California school children, the public agreed with him and passed the proposition by a vote of 53% to 47%.<br />Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15871674271027612063noreply@blogger.com