The city is looking into raising the hotel tax and business license fees to bolster general fund revenue for public services.

At a recent conference hosted by Team California, a nonprofit that helps bring business investment to communities throughout the state, local labor and education leaders put forward a strong case for ...

More than 644,000 Bay Area residents who use CalFresh — the state’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, sometimes referred to as food stamps — have been hit by a delay in ...

The Tax Policy Center, a Washington think tank affiliated with the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, has released a paper exploring options to deal with budget deficits. To no one’s ...

Contra Costa County supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to allocate $21 million in emergency funds to help pay for food debit cards for the county's SNAP recipients. The cards will be distributed ...

Contra Costa County will see its highest tax assessment roll in its history in 2024-25, the county said Monday. County tax assessor Gus S. Kramer on Friday signed and filed the official “2024-2025 ...

The California legislature’s passage of Senate Bill 79 didn’t come without a few modifications, including a carveout that excludes one county. Contra Costa County in the Bay Area wouldn’t be required ...