To provide locally controlled funding for community colleges to attract and retain quality faculty; provide assistance with food, housing, fees, books, transportation, and internet access so students can complete their degrees; prepare students for transfer to UC and CSU schools, and career and job training, shall San JoseEvergreen Community College District’s measure levying $18 per parcel for 9 years ($4,500,000 annually), be adopted, with citizens’ oversight, and all funds used locally?
3, Santa Clara County • 2020 • Measure
Failed
Result: 61.8% yes, 38.2% no (340,060 votes cast)
AI-generated plain-language summary
This measure would have levied an $18 annual parcel tax for 9 years to generate $4.5 million annually for the San Jose-Evergreen Community College District to fund faculty retention, student support services, and educational programs. The measure failed despite receiving 61.8% support, likely because it required a two-thirds majority to pass.