San Bernardino City Unified Measure Z: School Bonds Show 70.82% Yes in Overnight Count

SAN BERNARDINO, California — November 4, 2026. Voters in San Bernardino City Unified School District have reported a large Yes majority for Measure Z, the district’s school facilities bond measure. This is not the same as the countywide transportation-tax Measure I.

Latest district totals

In the final unofficial election-night report, Yes has 20,945 votes (70.82%) and No 8,632 (29.18%). All 225 school-district precincts submitted night-of-election results, but the county will continue verifying and counting eligible ballots during canvassing.

Scope of this election

Measure Z concerns school-district borrowing for eligible school facilities, not a personal cash payment to students or a general county tax. The relevant voters are those living inside San Bernardino City Unified’s voting boundaries. Other school districts and higher-education colleges have separate bond measures on this ballot.

What happens next

Final passage depends on the district measure’s applicable legal threshold and the official certified vote. Even a substantial margin in the current count should not be labeled legally final. Later reports should be compared using the same district boundaries, rather than with citywide or county totals.

Figures: San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, Summary Report #5, Final Unofficial Election Night Results (November 4, 2026). Precinct reporting is complete for election-night ballots but not necessarily for all eligible mail and provisional ballots. No final certification has occurred.

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