Middletown Unified’s $38 million Measure C school bond stood at 54.59% yes in Lake County’s election-night count, short of the 55% it needs. The count covers 7,757 ballots, about 1 in 5 registered voters.
A downtown Middletown intersection with a Highway 175 sign, September 2023. The photo does not show a school or a polling place. (Photo by Sarah Stierch via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, CC BY 4.0)