#sales-tax

#sales-tax

Tax-free weekends are short periods during which states exempt certain items from sales tax, aimed at helping families save on back-to-school purchases.

With annual deficits for Bay Area transit agencies approaching $800 million, the scramble is on to find the revenue needed to keep BART and the region's other bus and rail systems operational.

Jason Bezis, an attorney representing the taxpayers association and Wolen, said there wasn't enough time given for opponents to file an informed rebuttal for voters to read. He said Campbell should look to other jurisdictions to see how they addressed their fiscal uncertainty rather than making its sales tax the highest in the county. 'Others are able to make it work without the special (tax and law),' Bezis told San José Spotlight. 'So the question is, you know, what's so unique about Campbell?'

Cupertino plans to allocate $10 million to CALPERS from the Apple sales tax revenue it retained, with the remaining $64.5 million set for discussion next year.