▁Howard ▁Jar vis ▁Tax pay ers ▁Association , ▁who ▁spent ▁$ 2 5 0 ▁thousand ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁measure . ▁ ▁The ▁measure ▁▁ ▁The ▁initi ative ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot ▁after ▁a ▁b ipart isan ▁vote ▁on ▁Assembly ▁Bill ▁ 4 8 ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature . ▁Proposition ▁ 1 3 ▁would ▁have ▁allowed ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁borrow ▁$ 1 5 ▁billion ▁by ▁s elling ▁general ▁oblig ation ▁b onds , ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁then ▁allocated ▁$ 9 ▁billion ▁for ▁K - 1 2 ▁facilities ▁state wide ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁$ 2 ▁billion ▁for ▁the ▁state ' s ▁community ▁college ▁system , ▁$ 2 ▁billion ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁and ▁$ 2 ▁billion ▁for ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁University . ▁Of ▁the ▁$ 9 ▁billion ▁ear mark ed ▁for ▁pr esch ool ▁and ▁K - 1 2 ▁schools , ▁$ 5 . 2 ▁billion ▁would ▁have ▁gone ▁towards ▁renov ating ▁existing ▁facilities , ▁$ 2 . 8 ▁billion ▁would ▁have ▁gone ▁towards ▁new ▁school ▁construction , ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁$ 1 ▁billion ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁even ly ▁split ▁between ▁career ▁technical ▁sites ▁and ▁char ter ▁schools . ▁Sm aller ▁pr esch ool ▁and ▁K - 1 2 ▁schools ▁would ▁have ▁received ▁priority ▁for ▁fund ing . ▁The ▁Legisl ative ▁Anal yst ' s ▁Office ▁project ed ▁the ▁measure ▁would ▁have ▁cost ▁California ▁tax pay ers ▁$ 7 4 0 ▁million ▁a ▁year ▁for ▁ 3 5 ▁years ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁rep a id ▁from ▁the ▁state ' s