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Santa Clara County fends off legal challenge to sales tax increase

The court said county leaders reasonably declared an emergency after federal Medicaid cuts threatened the public hospital system.

Summary by Palo Alto Online
A court ruling invalidates a lawsuit that claimed Santa Clara County incorrectly applied an emergency clause to Measure A that allowed the county to put the sales tax increase on the ballot as a general tax.

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San José Spotlight broke the news on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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