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Santa Clara County tax rift grows as leaders clash over Measure A spending plan

Santa Clara County’s recently approved sales tax increase has triggered a growing conflict among its supporters, with county officials, law enforcement leaders and community advocates divided over how the revenue should be distributed. The dispute centers on Measure A, a five-eighths-cent sales tax increase approved by 57% of voters, which county leaders described as a critical source of funding for the region’s strained public hospital system. Now, disagreements over future budget alloca

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15 Nov 2025 12:15 PM 333 views

Santa Clara County tax rift grows as leaders clash over Measure A spending plan

Santa Clara County’s recently approved sales tax increase has triggered a growing conflict among its supporters, with county officials, law enforcement leaders and community advocates divided over how the revenue should be distributed. The dispute centers on Measure A, a five-eighths-cent sales tax increase approved by 57% of voters, which county leaders described as a critical source of funding for the region’s strained public hospital system. Now, disagreements over future budget alloca

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Sales tax increase proposed to protect Santa Clara’s public hospital system

Santa Clara County officials are preparing to propose a sales tax increase to voters in an effort to safeguard the county’s public hospital system from severe federal revenue losses. The Board of Supervisors is expected to convene a special meeting around August 7 to decide whether to place the measure on the November 4 ballot. The proposed five-eighths cent sales tax would raise the current rate from 9.125% and is seen as a crucial step to help offset billions in anticipated funding cu

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01 Aug 2025 17:19 PM 647 views

Sales tax increase proposed to protect Santa Clara’s public hospital system

Santa Clara County officials are preparing to propose a sales tax increase to voters in an effort to safeguard the county’s public hospital system from severe federal revenue losses. The Board of Supervisors is expected to convene a special meeting around August 7 to decide whether to place the measure on the November 4 ballot. The proposed five-eighths cent sales tax would raise the current rate from 9.125% and is seen as a crucial step to help offset billions in anticipated funding cu

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Texas tax-free weekend 2025: Save on school supplies, clothing and more

Texas shoppers will soon enjoy a break on sales tax during one of the state’s most anticipated retail events of the year—the annual tax-free weekend. From Friday, August 8, through midnight on Sunday, August 10, 2025, qualifying purchases of certain items will be exempt from state and local sales tax. This initiative, created to help families during the back-to-school season, provides relief on a range of essentials, including clothing, footwear, backpacks, and school supplies, provi

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01 Aug 2025 16:36 PM 643 views

Texas tax-free weekend 2025: Save on school supplies, clothing and more

Texas shoppers will soon enjoy a break on sales tax during one of the state’s most anticipated retail events of the year—the annual tax-free weekend. From Friday, August 8, through midnight on Sunday, August 10, 2025, qualifying purchases of certain items will be exempt from state and local sales tax. This initiative, created to help families during the back-to-school season, provides relief on a range of essentials, including clothing, footwear, backpacks, and school supplies, provi

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Campbell blocked from accessing $8.7M in sales tax funds amid ongoing legal dispute

Campbell’s financial future has been thrown into uncertainty as a legal battle over a voter-approved sales tax measure locks up millions of dollars in city revenue. The dispute revolves around Measure K, a half-cent sales tax increase approved by over 70 percent of voters last November. The tax raised the city's rate to 9.875 percent and was expected to generate roughly $7 million annually for essential city services. However, due to an active lawsuit challenging the measure’s le

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03 Jul 2025 02:09 AM 655 views

Campbell blocked from accessing $8.7M in sales tax funds amid ongoing legal dispute

Campbell’s financial future has been thrown into uncertainty as a legal battle over a voter-approved sales tax measure locks up millions of dollars in city revenue. The dispute revolves around Measure K, a half-cent sales tax increase approved by over 70 percent of voters last November. The tax raised the city's rate to 9.875 percent and was expected to generate roughly $7 million annually for essential city services. However, due to an active lawsuit challenging the measure’s le

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Santa Clara County tax rift grows as leaders clash over Measure A spending plan

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Sales tax increase proposed to protect Santa Clara’s public hospital system

Sales tax increase proposed to protect Santa Clara’s public hospital system

Texas tax-free weekend 2025: Save on school supplies, clothing and more

Texas tax-free weekend 2025: Save on school supplies, clothing and more

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Santa Clara County tax rift grows as leaders clash over Measure A spending plan

Santa Clara County tax rift grows as leaders clash over Measure A spending plan

Sales tax increase proposed to protect Santa Clara’s public hospital system

Sales tax increase proposed to protect Santa Clara’s public hospital system

​Texas tax-free weekend 2025: Save on school supplies, clothing and more

​Texas tax-free weekend 2025: Save on school supplies, clothing and more

Campbell blocked from accessing $8.7M in sales tax funds amid ongoing legal dispute

Campbell blocked from accessing $8.7M in sales tax funds amid ongoing legal dispute

New Jersey beach badge sales begin as Ortley Beach faces delay

USAF pilot expresses deep shock as Dubai Airshow continues after fatal Tejas crash

Trump Announces Plans for New Tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico

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Texas tax-free weekend 2025: Save on school supplies, clothing and more

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