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Council endorses Santa Clara County Measure A and Proposition 50 on Nov. 4 ballot
Summary
Palo Alto City Council voted 6–0 to support Santa Clara County Measure A—a five‑year general‑sales tax to offset state Medi‑Cal funding cuts—and Proposition 50, which authorizes use of newly drawn congressional district maps through 2030.
The City Council voted unanimously (6–0, Mayor Loughing absent) on Oct. 6 to adopt positions of support for two measures appearing on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot: Santa Clara County Measure A and California Proposition 50.
Why it matters: Measure A would authorize a county general‑sales tax to fund health‑care services that county officials say are threatened by federal-level reductions; Proposition 50 would allow use of specially drawn congressional district maps through 2030…
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