
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, joined by county law enforcement and prosecutors, is backing a last-minute sales tax to protect Santa Clara County’s public hospitals from massive federal cuts. It comes after Mahan — along with the county’s Deputy Sheriffs Association and Government Attorneys Association — initially cast doubt and uncertainty about his stance on Measure A, the county’s proposed five-eighths cent sales tax increase on the Nov. 4 ballot. Now they’re set to announce their support at a news conference later today. Meanwhile, the sheriff and prosecutor unions say they’ve fundraised a total of $600,000 to date to campaign…
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