Tag Archives: Sales tax

Memo to the City Manager (Part I)

Years ago, there was a sports writer named Jimmy Cannon who penned a syndicated column called, “Nobody asked me, but . . .” Today, the Merry-Go-Round begins a series of posts about the major challenges we think new City Manager … Continue reading

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We’ve come a long way, baby

Close your eyes and imagine, if you will, a village: Populated by young adults, with no cars and no kids, living in multi-story apartment buildings; Filled with “destination retail” stores catering to sophisticated consumers, together with a few shops satisfying … Continue reading

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The one per cent solution

“This leakage of sales tax from Alameda residents to surrounding communities is a major cause of the City’s financial crisis.” So saith City Manager John Russo in a “letter to the editor” distributed to the local papers and blogs (alas, … Continue reading

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