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Cupertino council votes 3–2 to oppose Santa Clara County Measure A after public comments
Summary
After more than an hour of public comment and council debate, the Cupertino City Council voted 3–2 to send a letter opposing Measure A (a 0.625% county sales‑tax proposal), with the approved letter adding language warning the tax could impede cities’ ability to pursue local revenue measures and noting an upcoming VTA ballot measure.
The Cupertino City Council voted 3–2 on Oct. 13 to oppose Santa Clara County Measure A, a proposed 0.625% countywide sales‑tax measure, and authorized the mayor to send a letter expressing that opposition and warning the tax could be an impediment to cities seeking their own local revenue measures.
The vote followed nearly an hour of public comment that included doctors, nurses and nonprofit leaders urging the council either to support or remain neutral on Measure A because of what they described as a looming crisis in county health‑care funding. Michael Elliott, executive director of Valley Health Foundation, said the county’s action is a “temporary solution to prevent hospital closure” and urged the council to reconsider opposition. “It is our best effort to avoid this tsunami coming at all of us,” Elliott said.
Multiple nurses and clinicians…
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