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That Prop L Rideshare Tax to Fund Muni Looks Unlikely to Pass, Because Another Measure Cancels It Out

The tax on rideshares that was supposed to help dig Muni out of its deficit is cruising to a big win, but will probably never take effect, because it conflicts with the Prop M business tax measure which is winning by even more.

SF’s Prop L Hopes to Save Muni With a Tax on Uber, Lyft, and Waymo Rides

With the SFMTA looking at a $214 million deficit and potential service cuts, a ragtag band of riders came up with Prop L, which would tax Lyft, Uber, and Waymo rides to effectively bail out Muni.

California Supreme Court Blocks Anti-Tax Ballot Measure In Rare Move, Siding With Newsom and Legislature

The California Supreme Court has struck down an anti-tax measure that had qualified for the November ballot through a signature drive, saying that it violates state constitutional procedure.

Supervisor Safai’s ‘Cop Tax’ Headed for the March 5 Ballot, But Would Fund More Than Just Cops

SF Supervisor and mayoral candidate Ahsha Safai may have won the first battle in the war of the 2024 SF elections with a new ballot measure tying police staffing to tax revenue, though a colleague called it “the worst-written piece of legislation I think I’ve seen.”

City Report Says Remote Work Cost SF $484 Million In Tax Revenue In 2021

A new report from top SF City Hall economists says that it’s troublesome how the city’s five largest taxpayers pay 25% of all the city’s business taxes, and that remote work changes by top taxpayers companies lowered SF tax revenue by $484 million in 2021.

Procrastinate On Your Taxes! You Now Have Until May 15 to File As All Bay Area Filers Are Considered ‘Storm Victims’

Businesses and households in all nine Bay Area counties are now classified as “storm victims,” so the IRS and California Franchise Tax Board are cutting us an extra month of slack to blow off filing our taxes.

City Accountants Are Trying to Clean Up Their Books So Now San Francisco Is Sending People 30-Year-Old Tax Bills

In an effort to resolve tens of thousands of outstanding tax bills, some dating back to 1993, the city of San Francisco has recently sent out a round of notices to people who owe some long-overdue taxes — and some of these bills may seem ridiculous.

California Lawmakers Try Super-Wealthy Tax Once Again

California is home to the largest share of the United States’ billionaires. Soon, lawmakers say they could have to pay up.

Hoard 'Em If You Got 'Em: CA Cigarettes To Cost $2 More Per Pack As Of Saturday

Smokers, it's time to start setting aside more cash for your habit, or to quit it altogether: On Saturday, the voter-approved tax increase of $2 per pack of cigarettes kicks in, making your

Assembly Member Asks Governor For Mansplanation Following Veto Of CA's 'Tampon Tax' Bill

It's true, my pre-menopausal sisters, it's true. Despite legislators' efforts to the contrary, you will continue to pay sales tax on whatever you use to staunch your monthly menstrual flow. Governor Jerry Brown

'Tech Tax' Dies After Supervisor Farrell Associates It With Donald Trump

The controversial "tech tax" is dead for the time being, with a 2-to-1 vote yesterday by the Board of Supervisors’ budget committee meaning the measure will not be sent to the full board

Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz Calls Apple Tax Avoidance 'Fraud'

With a market capitalization of $570 billion, Cupertino-based Apple is the wealthiest company in the world. And while it makes universally loved products, what the company does with its earnings is raising some

Proposed SF 'Tech Tax' Angers Mayor, Tech Industry

A proposed payroll tax on San Francisco tech companies is already making enemies, and it's not even on the ballot yet. The Chronicle reports that the measure, introduced by Supervisor Eric Mar yesterday

Cigarettes Likely To Get More Expensive As $2 Tax Gathers Enough Signatures For Ballot

Over one million signatures have been gathered in support of a California ballot measure that would increase the tax on cigarettes statewide. As long as the secretary of state’s office verifies that

Property Owners No Longer Responsible For Street Trees Under Proposed Measure

Under San Francisco's current street tree policy, having a tree in front of your building can be costly. With some exceptions, the property owner is responsible for care and maintenance of the tree

It's Tax Season, And Some Jerk Just Stole A Full Mail Truck

Stealing mail, in addition to being a federal offense, is just a plain old dick move. Stealing an entire mail truck, full of mail, the week before taxes are due, is so seriously

City Now Wants To Tax Airbnb Hosts For Their Furniture, Sheets, Utensils, Etc.

Airbnb and the City of San Francisco continue their passive-aggressive feud today, as the Chronicle reports: In a bid to completely discourage hosts from actually registering their short-term rentals with the city, as

San Francisco Soda Tax Likely Headed Back To Ballot

The popular but ultimately failed San Francisco soda tax may be bubbling back up. A petition calling for the addition of such a tax to the 2016 November ballot is circulating and appears

Google Barely Pays Any Taxes

Like Apple and Twitter, Google skirts the U.S. government's higher business taxes by funneling revenues through subsidiaries in Ireland and other tax havens. And we mean almost all its revenue. This may

New Ballot Measure Would Unleash Vengeful Taxes On House Flippers

Supervisor Eric Mar and a group of tenants activists proposed a new ballot measure yesterday that, if passed, would impose a hefty "antispeculation" tax of up to 24% on any budding real estate

Massive Tax Bill For NorCal Couple Who Found Buried Treasure

By now, you've heard all about the Northern California couple who discovered about $10 million in buried treasure while they were out walking their dog. But before you get too jealous of those

John McCain Thinks Apple CEO Tim Cook Is A Genius Bar Employee

During yesterday's Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing with Apple -- accused of avoiding taxes upwards of $74 billion -- Senator John McCain used the Q&A session with CEO Tim Cook

Corporations May Soon Bear More Tax Burden Via Changes to Prop 13

Democrats now have supermajorities in both the California State Senate and Assembly, and this means that some long overdue changes to the state tax code with regard to corporate property are soon on

Mark Zuckerberg Will Save California!

The messiah Mark Zuckerberg is poised to save California and its impending financial ruin. More or less. How so? Facebook will have to pay so very many millions in taxes after the initial

Apple Barely Pays Any Taxes

As part of a series they're doing on the "i-economy," the NYT published a piece over the weekend pointing out that Apple, despite making insane, record-breaking profits last year, paid hardly a dime