Early signs point to slim voter enthusiasm for a Santa Clara County sales tax measure that could mean the difference between public hospital cuts and closures — and the opposition campaign is heating up. A poll commissioned by the county’s public safety unions shows potential voters narrowly favoring Measure A, the five-eighth cent sales tax increase on the Nov. 4 special election ballot. Pollsters with J. Wallin Opinion Research say 58% of 400 respondents speaking English and Spanish indicated they would vote yes, with just one-third indicating they were a definite yes. The poll reports a roughly 5% margin of…
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