A mailer sent to 700,000 addresses at public expense was a thinly veiled Measure A campaign piece, an opponent of the sales tax measure has charged.

“Due to the federal Medi-Cal cuts, our County-run hospitals and clinics are at risk of closure,” the piece read.

“Under the leadership of the Board of Supervisors, we are fighting to preserve and protect our critical services.”

The boldface words of Santa Clara County Executive James R. Williams landed in the Saratoga mailbox of No on Measure A campaign chair Rishi Kumar last week.

The five-paragraph letter addressed to “Neighbors,” accompanied by “COMMUNITY UPDATE” in bright yellow and blue colors, informed residents “Every 11 minutes, someone in our county is taken by ambulance to a County-run hospital.” and “Our local hospitals and clin

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