TBP
Considering The Real Impacts of Sales Taxes
According to the Census Bureau’s report, “Census of Governments” in calendar year 2022, 789 billion dollars was raised through general and special sales taxes acro... … more »
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SMART
Comments on the SMART Draft Strategic Plan
Every five years, the SMART Board must adopt a “Strategic Plan.” The one adopted on Wednesday is the next one in line. The fundamental problem with this st... … more »
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Guy
SMART [Train] looks really bad compared to CalTrain
Summary Benchmarking SMART vs CalTrain is an interesting exercise because the two systems are comparable. Their respective track distance between their main co... … more »
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Marin Post
The Marin Post's Most Read Articles in 2023
These are the most read articles that appeared in the Marin Post in 2023, listed in order of readership. Many thanks to the entire Marin Post community for their ... … more »
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SMART
SMART Marketing -- Spending Your Money to Convince You of the Wonders of SMART Rail
Since its inception, the Sonoma-Marin Area Rapid Transit (SMART) agency has a history of making bold claims about its value proposition while hiding its costs from... … more »
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Roland Li-The Chronicle
Downtowns and Transit after the Pandemic
Office buildings are quiet and few people are taking public transit. We’re in the middle of an economic shock, and some cities may never be the same. Econom... … more »
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Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy
The inequity of high sales tax rates
According to the latest reports by the California Dept. of Fee and Tax Administration, in 2020 Marin County businesses and residents paid almost 450 million dol... … more »
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Marin Post
The Most Read Articles on the Marin Post -- 2020
The following are the most read blog posts on the Marin Post in calendar year 2020. They are listed in order of the most read. Many thanks to the entire Marin Post ... … more »
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Marin Post
SMART Just Got Hit by a Freight Train – PART II
This is Part II of a series that investigates the recent purchase of the old NCRA freight railroad service from the Northwestern Pacfic Company. Freight vs. Truck... … more »
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Marin Post
SMART Just Got Hit by a Freight Train – PART I
“If you’re playing cards and you don’t know who the patsy at the table is, you’re the patsy” ~ Warren Buffett On May 20, 2020, the SMART Board authorized the p... … more »