Stop punishing San Diego small businesses with new taxes and fees.
In San Diego, whenever city hall faces a challenge, the answer always seems to be the same: raise taxes, raise fees, and pass the burden onto small businesses and working families. Instead of addressing inefficiency, bureaucracy, or wasteful spending, city leaders continue to choose the easy path — taking more from those who already carry […]
San Diego doesn’t need another consumer watchdog.
On Tuesday, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will vote on whether to create a new Consumer Fairness and Public Protection Unit aimed at combating scams, junk fees and predatory business practices. Without question, that goal is a worthy one. But beneath the surface, this proposal raises a fundamental question: what do we gain by duplicating […]
