"A poll commissioned by the county's public safety unions shows potential voters narrowly favoring Measure A, the five-eighth cent sales tax increase on the Nov. 4 special election ballot. Pollsters with J. Wallin Opinion Research say 58% of 400 respondents speaking English and Spanish indicated they would vote yes, with just one-third indicating they were a definite yes. The poll reports a roughly 5% margin of error."
"The public safety unions, facing their own county department budget woes, questioned whether they too would get some of Measure A's estimated $330 million in new revenue every year, if approved. Those qualms apparently subsided after the unions - along with San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and District Attorney Jeff Rosen - announced their support for Measure A in October."
"Michael Elliott - president of Valley Health Foundation, the private nonprofit fundraising arm of the county's health care system - is chairing the official "Yes on A" committee that's campaigning independently of the public safety unions. He said he is unfamiliar with the pollster. "But it's no surprise that it shows Measure A up with voters, which is consistent with everything we're"
A union-commissioned poll finds 58% of 400 likely voters favor Measure A, a five-eighth cent sales tax on the Nov. 4 special election ballot, with only one-third definite yes voters and a roughly 5% margin of error. Law enforcement funders initially questioned whether public safety would receive shares of Measure A's estimated $330 million annual revenue, reflecting budget concerns. Those unions later endorsed the measure alongside Mayor Matt Mahan and District Attorney Jeff Rosen. County leaders position Measure A as emergency funding to prevent hospital cuts or closures amid federal funding reductions. The official campaign is chaired by Michael Elliott.
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