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fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 days ago

West Valley cities grapple with effects of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill'

Santa Clara County faces over $1 billion in federal funding cuts from HR1, prompting a temporary countywide sales tax Measure A to fund health services.
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fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

Letters: San Jose's minimum wage should be a living wage

San Jose's $18.45 minimum wage remains insufficient to cover local living costs, requiring a higher, inflation-adjusted living wage to retain residents.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, DA Jeff Rosen back Measure A amid concerns about the impact of federal cuts on public safety

County services that rely on revenues from Medicaid are expected to bear the brunt of President Donald Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill, which slashes $1 trillion from the federally-funded health insurance program over the next decade. The legislation is estimated to rip a roughly $1 billion annual hole in the county's budget that could lead to cuts to services across the board. Measure A a five-eights-of-a-cent sales tax increase on the Nov. 4 ballot could soften some of the blow as county officials anticipate it will generate $330 million annually.
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