Trio of school parcel tax measures on ballot in Moraga, Lafayette and Walnut Creek

by Katy St. Clair, Bay City News May 24, 2026May 22, 2026

AI ILLUSTRATION: Voters in Lafayette, Moraga and Walnut Creek are voting on a trio of parcel tax measures on the June 2 ballot aimed at supplementing local school district budgets. (AI illustration by Glenn Gehlke/Local News Matters via ChatGPT)

School parcel tax measures in Contra Costa County will be on the June ballot in the communities of Moraga, Lafayette, and Walnut Creek, all of which contain districts that say they are feeling a pinch.

Moraga, Measure I

Moraga School District’s Measure I would raise funding through a parcel tax of $295 for local elementary and middle schools that proponents say will prevent teacher layoffs and classroom cuts. If passed with two-thirds of the vote, it would generate $1.7 million annually for seven years.

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Katy St. Clair, Bay City News

Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.

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