By Anna Eshoo and Sally Pyle

We are proud to support Measure A - the health care, transportation and local accountability initiative on the June 6 ballot. Measure A is not only good for our county, it is also important to everyone who lives or works in the north county, as well.

Over the past four years, Santa Clara County has had to close a $640 million budget gap-a deficit equal to 30 percent of this year’s budget. As a result, the county has had to make deep service cuts. This means fewer sheriff’s deputies patrolling our neighborhoods and fewer medical professionals on duty at the county hospital and clinics. It has meant longer waits at the emergency room and the suspension of improvements to our county expressways.

Measure A can help support these services, particularly in areas where lives are in the balance. That’s why Measure A enjoys the strong support of Stanford Hospital and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.

Measure A can also be used for transportation improvements to our eight county expressways - including Foothill - which carry 850,000 people each workday.

Join the League of Women Voters, all five members of the Los Altos Hills Town Council and County Supervisor Liz Kniss in voting YES on Measure A.

Eshoo represents the 14th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Pyle is the chairwoman of the Santa Clara County Leagues of Women Voters.