San José voters appeared willing to increase the city’s hotel tax on Tuesday, a move city leaders said would help avoid painful cuts to library hours and police patrols amid a multimillion-dollar budget deficit.
Measure A received 66% of the vote in early returns, far more than the majority vote needed to pass.
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The new hotel tax revenue — along with preliminary results in five City Council races — could help soften the night’s sting for Mayor Matt Mahan, whose upstart bid for California governor ended in defeat. While at least one council race is headed to a November runoff, Mahan appears likely to maintain a governing majority on the council.
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