California wants to end Cupertino's tax deal with Apple

Re:California wants to end Cupertino's tax deal with Apple by jeffbee on Monday November 06, 2023 @10:51AM (#38164176)

Just go clarify matters for anyone not living in California: Cupertino is not a charter city, enjoys zero deference from the state, has no right to home rule or any of that nonsense. General law cities are strictly administrative subdivisions of the state and exist to execute and promulgate state policies.

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Re:California wants to end Cupertino's tax deal with Apple by zbrozek on Monday November 06, 2023 @11:05AM (#38164384)

Yet we end up with a state that wants more housing and general law cities which do their best to block housing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Re:California wants to end Cupertino's tax deal with Apple by jeffbee on Monday November 06, 2023 @11:07AM (#38164417)

The state legislature is gradually remembering their powers, which include simply dissolving general law cities with a majority vote. But mostly the state is just suing them and using funding powers to coerce them.

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Re:California wants to end Cupertino's tax deal with Apple by MichaelZuo on Monday November 06, 2023 @01:42PM (#38166838)

It seems unlikely everyone in Sacramento forgot about the differences between types of municipalities, at any point in time.

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Re:California wants to end Cupertino's tax deal with Apple by jeffbee on Monday November 06, 2023 @01:54PM (#38167005)

Eh, actually I think you'd find if you were to become involved in state-level legislation that the elected members themselves have no idea. They are also largely unaware of the powers or even the existence of local agency formation commissions. Some of them have staffers who know the deal, some don't.

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Re:California wants to end Cupertino's tax deal with Apple by function_seven on Monday November 06, 2023 @10:57AM (#38164264)

Thanks. I never knew about this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_city#California

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General-law_municipality#Calif...

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Re:California wants to end Cupertino's tax deal with Apple by kansface on Monday November 06, 2023 @11:12AM (#38164470)

Maybe its time to make a charter real quick to keep future revenue. I wonder what the process is.

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Re:California wants to end Cupertino's tax deal with Apple by plussed_reader on Monday November 06, 2023 @11:20AM (#38164598)

The nimbys and 'fiscal libertarians' of the area will take great umbrage to you messing with their bottom line; but there is a glimmer of hope with the sb-35 inroads forcing new higher density housing into the area.

I like to mental model the south bay area as chicago pre-greatfire/civil war era; it has expanded all it can on land and it must go under to be built up. We're just watching an economic wild fire in slow motion as it immolates 'the way things are', clearing out the old growth for a new meadow to take route.

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Re:California wants to end Cupertino's tax deal with Apple by astrange on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @12:25AM (#38173594)

Would be better if they were annexed by Sunnyvale. Cupertino voters regularly elect people who think Apple employees shouldn't be allowed to live in the city because they'll hire prostitutes and molest local high school students. (Direct quote.)

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