Landlords don't let up Friends are foes Prop. A close vote is expected when the board considers the matter next week.
Companies pay whichever tax results in a higher liability.
Last May a San Francisco trial court held that this tax system, although fair, was unconstitutional owing to the hypothetical possibility that it might have discriminated in favor of local businesses. In July the city appealed. The appeal presents difficult but important legal questions in both taxation and constitutional law. However, there is little reason for the city to concede the case before the appeals court rules. I was portrayed as a means of protecting the city from the tax challenge.