Letters: Voters need assurance that Measure A funds will be spent properly

"There was sizeable opposition. People, hard-working, cash-strapped people, are struggling, and they have something to say. We need to eat and pay our bills for essentials like water and PG&E. Just as Democrats at the national level paid little attention to what the working people were trying to tell them in 2024 (and subsequently helped make No. 45 No. 47), so too it seemed that many working people were not listened to with the Measure A campaign."

"Measure A appears to have passed, which is meant to help alleviate the budgetary cliff our health care services are seeing due to the Trump administration. The lack of spending requirements, however, and the reporting that Santa Clara County also faces a massive fiscal hurdle in funding Super Bowl preparation, has me worried that our tax dollars may instead go toward a sports event rather than our hospitals."

Measure A won in Santa Clara County after a vigorous campaign that included significant outreach by County Supervisor Susan Ellenberg. The election outcome includes sizeable opposition from hard-working, cash-strapped residents concerned about basic necessities such as food, water and PG&E. Voters seek assurance that Measure A revenue and future monies will be spent wisely and directed toward healthcare services facing a budgetary cliff. Concerns include a lack of explicit spending requirements and reports that the county faces major fiscal hurdles related to Super Bowl preparations. Residents fear tax dollars could be diverted to event costs rather than hospitals and suggest seeking relocation of the Super Bowl to reduce budget risk.

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