If you live in Mill Valley, you may have received a brochure about Measure C, which will show up on ballots tomorrow. A cursory look at this brochure may lead you to believe one thing, but, as Dick Spotswood points out, the matter is another thing altogether:

The cover is an attention-getting "Fires Happen. Prepare!" complete with flames that alert voters of the fire risk if Measure C doesn't pass. It's no secret that local voters number one concern is wildland fire.

It turns out that this brochure is promoting Mill Valley School District's $58.8 million facilities improvement bond on tomorrow's ballot. According to school tax proponents, "The bond will have an annual cost estimated at $19.60 per $100,000 of assessed property value during the first year of 2010-11, with a projected average tax rate of $28.64 per $100,000 of assessed valuation for the 28-year life of the bond."

Measure C has nothing to do with wildland fire prevention.

Read more at Dick Spotswood's blog.