Faced with a punishing budget shortfall, San Jose voters are being asked to increase the city’s hotel tax by 2% on the June 2 primary election ballot. San Jose’s Measure A, which will increase the city tax levied on hotel guests from 10% to 12%, has opened up a familiar debate for the consistently cash strapped metro. On one hand, supporters argue the city must find ways to generate more revenue or face dramatic public service cuts. On the other hand, opponents contend adding any more taxes to to the city’s already struggling tourism industry will weigh down the local…
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