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San Jos\u00e9 voters appeared willing to increase the city\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

Measure A received 66% of the vote in early returns, far more than the majority vote needed to pass.<\/p>\n

Read more California Governor Race: Becerra, Hilton Lead Early With Millions of Votes to Be Counted<\/a><\/p>\n

The new hotel tax revenue \u2014 along with preliminary results in five City Council races \u2014 could help soften the night\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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Read more Aisha Wahab Leading Race for Swalwell\u2019s Former Congressional Seat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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