US EditionSanta Clara County puts sales tax measure on November ballot - San José Spotlight
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AUG 8 – The proposed five-eighths cent sales tax aims to raise $330 million annually to sustain Santa Clara County's public hospitals amid historic federal Medicaid funding cuts.
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Supervisors put surprise sales tax increase on November ballot – Palo Alto Daily Post
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday (Aug. 7) to put a 5/8-cent sales tax on the ballot to fund four hospitals that have been running in the red for years and now are facing additional cuts from the federal government. The tax increase proposal was kept from the public until it appears on a meeting agenda published on Wednesday. Yesterday was the first time the supervisors discus…
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Mountain View VoiceCounty advances tax measure to protect health care system
Citing the devastating impacts of recent federal legislation on the county’s health care system, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors agreed on Aug. 7 to place on the November ballot a sales tax measure that would bolster its fraying safety net. The post County advances tax measure to protect health care system appeared first on Palo Alto Online.
County pushes new sales tax after federal cuts | Morgan Hill Times | Morgan Hill, San Martin, CA
Santa Clara County supervisors voted unanimously today to ask voters to approve new sales taxes that will place half the county in the double digit bracket. The higher taxes are needed to close a projected billion-dollar budget shortfall they say is the result of the federal government’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” The countywide sales tax would rise to 9.75%. The sales tax would add $187.50 to the price of a $30,000 car, and $1.25 to a $200 non-exemp…
County pushes new sales tax after federal cuts | Gilroy Dispatch | Gilroy, California
Santa Clara County supervisors voted unanimously today to ask voters to approve new sales taxes that will place half the county in the double digit bracket. The higher taxes are needed to close a projected billion-dollar budget shortfall they say is the result of the federal government’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” The countywide sales tax would rise to 9.75%. The sales tax would add $187.50 to the price of a $30,000 car, and $1.25 to a $200 non-exemp…
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