When Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced his endorsement of Measure A just weeks before Election Day, he said he did so with the understanding that while the money raised through the sales tax increase wouldn’t necessarily fund public safety, it would stave off further cuts.

Now, he appears to be walking back those comments as he chastises county officials for a proposal to spend all of the revenues on health care services.

In early August, when the Board of Supervisors held a special meeting to place Measure A on the November ballot, County Executive James Williams emphasized the devastation that President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill, signed one month prior on July 4, would have on the county’s health care system.

Medicaid reimbursements serve as the sing

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