“Vote No on Measure A” isn’t about “survival.” It’s about accountability and sustainable planning. It’s about protecting Santa Clara County from financial collapse.

This isn’t the time to slip a tax hike through quietly in the middle of the night, just because next year’s ballot is already crowded with new tax proposals. Measure A is tone deaf to the inflationary pressures our residents are facing. It’s a panic move — firing off fiscal flares instead of charting a responsible, long-term course that truly serves the people of Santa Clara County.

Before demanding another dime from taxpayers, the county should explain how its budget nearly doubled — from $7 billion to $13.5 billion — in just a few years, while its deficit continues to spiral out of control. If that’s not sheer mismanagement

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