Earlier this year, Saratoga attorney, Aaron Katz, sued the De Anza-Foothill school body over a dispute relating to Measure C. His disagreement stems largely from how the process of issuing such large sums of money occurs. Katz was distraught that a large portion of voters deciding whether Measure C should be passed were not property owners and did not have to worry about paying the ensuing tax. Mike Brandy, the Vice Chancellor of Business Services, responded that the constitutional rules on how voting precincts are set up are sound and straightforward. Measure C is a 490.8 million dollar bond measure that was given to the Foothill and De Anza Community Colleges meant to be spent on new roofs, upgraded technology, science equipment, and better access for people with disabilities. It was assessed that the average property owner will pay a tax of twenty four dollars per one hundred thousand. Katz has sued El Camino Hospital and West Valley-Mission College over similar situations. He was paid off in each off these scenarios as the cost of staying in court began to be seen as an unnecessary drain and without the issuing of the bonds construction couldn’t begin. This is worsened through the fact that construction costs were steadily rising. De Anza has temporarily side stepped this obstacle with a bridge loan in place for ten million dollars. It has begun a few projects but the district is still injured because of the lag in getting the bond money. The De Anza-Foothill Colleges will meet with Katz in court on the 21st of this month. The proceedings will address the De Anza-Foothill validation action and the Katz complaint.