Santa Clara County officials want their largest city’s 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 — now known as “Measure A” — to securing more county dollars toward homeless services in San Jose’s 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’s proposed five-eighths cent increase…
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