Overview
- With all precinct ballots reported, unofficial results show 200,430 yes to 152,850 no, or about 57% approval, according to the county Registrar.
- Measure A adds five‑eighths of a cent to the sales tax, is projected to generate roughly $330 million per year, and is scheduled to expire in April 2031.
- Revenue will flow to the county’s general fund with no legal earmark for hospitals, and supporters acknowledge it will not fully replace lost federal funding.
- The countywide rate will move to about 9.75%, reaching 10.0% in San José and Milpitas and 10.5% in Campbell; a $30,000 car would incur $187.50 more in tax and a $200 purchase $1.25 more.
- Backers included Rep. Ro Khanna, San José Mayor Matt Mahan, Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens and the Board of Supervisors, while opponents criticized the tax’s regressivity and county messaging; a prior lawsuit kept the measure on the ballot but required removing the president’s name from its language, and complaints about county mailers and officials campaigning in uniform were filed.