{"id":59444,"date":"2025-08-17T08:30:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T15:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/silicon-valley-leaders-discuss-how-federal-cuts-will-hurt-region\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T08:30:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T15:30:19","slug":"silicon-valley-leaders-discuss-how-federal-cuts-will-hurt-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/silicon-valley-leaders-discuss-how-federal-cuts-will-hurt-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Silicon Valley leaders discuss how federal cuts will hurt region"},"content":{"rendered":"
Santa Clara County officials want their largest city\u2019s support in hiking sales taxes to keep their public hospital system alive against federal cuts. But San Jose leaders have conditions. Congressman and former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo suggested the city could tie its support for the sales tax measure \u2014 now known as \u201cMeasure A\u201d \u2014 to securing more county dollars toward homeless services in San Jose\u2019s interim shelters. While some local and federal leaders from Silicon Valley have rushed to support the tax measure, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has signaled doubt on the county\u2019s proposed five-eighths cent increase…<\/p>\n