Voters appear to approve parcel tax to help fund Peralta Community College District

Voters in the Peralta Community College District in Alameda County appear to have overwhelmingly approved extending an existing parcel tax for nine more years, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election.

Measure A had 83.5% support, well above the two-thirds threshold needed for approval. The $48 parcel tax will raise an estimated $8 million annually for nine years for the four-college system that includes Berkeley City College, the College of Alameda and Oakland’s Laney and Merritt colleges.