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Homeless Tax

A California appeals court upheld a San Francisco ordinance that taxes the city’s richest companies to pay for homeless relief programs, finding the initiative was validly enacted because it was approved by 61% of voters in the November 2018 general election.

SAN FRANCISCO — A California appeals court upheld a San Francisco ordinance that taxes the city’s richest companies to pay for homeless relief programs, finding the initiative was validly enacted because it was approved by 61% of voters in the November 2018 general election.

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