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At 7.25%, California has the highest minimum statewide sales tax rate in the United States, [8] which can total up to 10.75% with local sales taxes included. [9]Sales and use taxes in California (state and local) are collected by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, whereas income and franchise taxes are collected by the Franchise Tax Board.
The first Trader Joe's store was opened in 1967 by founder Joe Coulombe in Pasadena, California. [4] [5] In 1979, the chain was sold to Aldi founder Theo Albrecht, [6] who owned it until his death in 2010; ownership passed to his heirs. [7] The company operates offices in both Monrovia, California, and Boston, Massachusetts but remains German ...
A fat tax is a tax or surcharge that is placed upon fattening food, beverages or on overweight individuals. [1] It is considered an example of Pigovian taxation. A fat tax aims to discourage unhealthy diets and offset the economic costs of obesity. A fat tax aims to decrease the consumption of foods that are linked to obesity.
The annual rate of grocery price inflation is the highest since this time last year; however, it’s a far cry from 2022 when it averaged 11.4% and peaked at 13.5% — well above overall inflation ...
Orange is a city located in northern Orange County, California, United States. It is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the county seat , Santa Ana . Orange is unusual in this region because many of the homes in its Old Town District were built before 1920.
La Palma was incorporated on October 26, 1955. It was originally incorporated as Dairyland, and was one of three dairy cities in the region (the other two being Dairy Valley, now Cerritos, and Dairy City, now Cypress) but when the dairies moved east in 1965, the name of the community was changed to La Palma, after the region's Spanish heritage and its main thoroughfare, La Palma Avenue.
San Clemente is a stalwart Republican stronghold in presidential elections with no Democratic nominee winning the city in over four decades. It was one of only five cities in Orange County that backed Donald J. Trump with majorities of its vote in both 2016 and 2020. San Clemente voted in favor of Proposition 8 by 55.5% and for Proposition 4 by ...
Placentia (/ p l ə ˈ s ɛ n ʃ ə /) is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States. Its population was 51,233 during the 2020 census , up from 46,488 in the 2000 census . This includes the community of Atwood , which is included in the city of Placentia, and is located in its southeastern quadrant.