Dear Editor:

Thanks for your thoughtful editorial supporting Measure W.  I'm writing to talk to your readers who agree with your support.

Folks, we need your help to win this election.

To succeed, we need two votes in favor of Measure W for every one vote against it.  Unlike the Presidential race where a candidate can win without gaining the most votes nationwide or the local bond measure for community college facilities that can pass with only 55% of the vote, we need a super majority of two thirds support to pass Measure W.  A simple majority will not be enough to save our schools.

Measure W is a true test of this community's willingness to take local responsibility in these uncertain economic times for key education programs like science, math, music and libraries.

We've reached out to voters during this campaign and we know a majority of voters, and overwhelmingly parents, support investing $10 a month in their community. A clear majority of voters definitely agrees with the Enterprise, the Chamber of Commerce and the Yolo County Taxpayers Association that Measure W is good for the schools and the community.

But there are many more potential voters in households without students attending Davis schools than households with children in the schools.

So parents, now is the time to get out of your comfort zone and go talk to your neighbors who don't have school-age kids. Tell them about Measure W, emphasize that strong Davis schools make our community strong and Davis a better place to live. Earn their support and then make sure they vote.

If your neighbors need more information or if you want to join us in getting out the vote on election day, visit our web site at YesW.org.

If we lose this election by a few votes and a sense of complacency, we will have only ourselves to blame --- and Davis schools may never be the same.

Richard Harris