Tagged SB 531

Mayor Says Newsom SB 531 Veto Is ‘Huge Victory’ for Fresno

October 14, 2019

Arguments made by Fresno Mayor Lee Brand and other local business leaders convinced Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto Senate Bill 531 on Saturday. SB 531, authored by state Sen. Steve Glazer (D-Orinda) would have stopped cities from offering sales-tax incentives as...

Editorial: Fresno Needs Tax Incentives, Not SB 531

August 1, 2019

In a perfect world, Fresno and other inland California cities would not need tax-sharing incentives to convince major companies such as Amazon and Ulta to build distribution centers in their locales. But, as...

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