All About Bonds

The governor and state lawmakers may ask California voters to consider a major bond issue sometime this year to pay for new schools, roads and levees. Despite California’s long history with bonds, most people don’t know what they are. In this special series, KXJZ State Capitol reporters Marianne Russ and Jenny O’Mara take the mystery out of this important money matter.

Stories (in reverse order)

Why Local Governments are Bond Backers Too It's not just a state issue: local governments plan to jump on the bond bandwagon and they are doing their best to avoid the word "pork."

California's Bond Background From roads to drinking water, bonds have made many aspects of life in California possible.

The Selling of a Bond How Public Relations campaigns work for voters' approval on Election Day.

Bond 101: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About How a Bond Works. This year, voters may be asked to consider a major bond issue to pay for improvements to roads, levees, and ports as well as new schools. How does a bond work, and what does it do? Voters need to know.