To continue providing the colleges of Alameda, Berkeley, Laney, and Merritt, funds that cannot be taken by the state to support affordable college education, including core academic programs to prepare students for university transfer and successful careers, by providing tutoring and teacher support; shall Peralta Community College District continue to levy $48 per parcel annually for eight years, providing $8,000,000 annually, with internal and citizens’ oversight, no funds for administrator salaries, and all funds benefitting local colleges?
3, Alameda County • 2018 • M
Passed
Result: 82.5% yes, 17.5% no (261,119 votes cast)
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This measure authorized the Peralta Community College District to continue levying a $48 annual parcel tax for eight years to generate $8 million annually for the four colleges in the district. The funds were designated for core academic programs, tutoring, teacher support, and other educational services, with restrictions prohibiting use for administrator salaries.