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3 months agoBallot proposal may change how pay is set for L.A. County sheriff's deputies, firefighters
A proposed November ballot measure would transfer final authority over pay and working-condition disputes for county public safety workers from supervisors to binding arbitration.
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3 months agoSanta Clara County purchases medical office it had planned to lease as it battles lost federal revenues
The county originally had planned to lease the 1410 S. Bascom Avenue medical offices in a 30-year deal approved by the Board of Supervisors in 2022. But the multi-decade lease would have cost the county on average $25.5 million annually. In the agreement approved by the Board on Tuesday, the county will instead purchase the property using lease revenue bonds that will lower the annual payment to roughly $20 million. The county says the total savings amount to $112 million over the course of three decades.
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6 months agoSanta Clara County will lose $223 million this year in Medicaid revenues as a result of federal cuts
Santa Clara County faces a $223 million Medicaid revenue shortfall this year and must find $200 million in health-system savings due to federal Medicaid cuts.
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7 months agoOpinion: Measure A is a taxpayer bailout for poor planning, fiscal mismanagement
Santa Clara County leaders are asking voters to approve Measure A, a five-eighths-cent sales tax increase on the Nov. 4 ballot, claiming more taxes are needed to support health care services. Before county officials hit hardworking residents with more taxes, voters need one simple question answered: Where is all our money going? Santa Clara County's budget exceeds $13 billion annually, more than the budgets of 19 states.
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