San Jose school district tax parcel trails in early results

SAN JOSE — A special election measure that would extend San Jose Unified School District’s $72 parcel tax for eight years trailed in early returns after polls closed Tuesday night, with 60% of voters supporting a measure that requires two-thirds yes votes, according to results released by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters’ Office.

The parcel tax, which was first passed in 2016 as Measure Y and is set to expire in June, provided the district with almost $5 million per year to pay staff and support academic programs.