Gov. Gavin Newsom wants Americans to see him as the antithesis to President Donald Trump. So Santa Clara County officials could be forgiven for thinking he’d shield them from federal cuts to public health care. Instead, they question whether he’s effectively enabling the president’s agenda. Newsom’s January budget message tosses aside new spending proposals — including ones that could help defend counties from losing funds for Medi-Cal, CalFresh and other social safety net services — in favor of protecting state coffers from deficits. This is despite a higher-than-expected, $42 billion revenue surge softening the state’s $3 billion projected shortfall this…
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