Agran's School Funding Measure Backed by Unions and Donors
Labor unions, a real estate developer and a San Diego consulting firm are among major backers of Irvine Measure BB led by Larry Agran. If approved, the SOS measure would raise Irvine’s annual funding for Irvine Unified and Tustin Unified from 1.5 million to 4 million for three years, starting 2013-14, with funds from city coffers. Donors include Michael Ray of Sanderson J. Ray Corp, Gascon Inc, Irvine Police Association, United Food & Commercial Workers Local 324, Orange County Employees Association, Townsend Public Affairs, and others, while Agran has lent the committee 20,000 and raised additional money for campaigning. He argues the ballot initiative provides budget certainty for schools.