SANTA CLARA COUNTY HAS CLOSED its multimillion-dollar deficit while preserving essential services amid one of its most challenging budget years in decades.
The Board of Supervisors on June 18 unanimously voted to adopt the $14.7 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year beginning July 1. Despite previously facing a $787 million deficit, the county’s budget keeps key safety net services for homelessness, suicide and violence prevention programs, as well as preserves all public health positions. The county is expanding services in some cases, including four new satellite clinics to provide primary care access in underserved areas.
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