Amy Dalness, Alibi stuntwoman, spent the last few weeks scouring the city for the raddest stuff inside local businesses. Her finds are excellent. Peruse them in her feature “Social Gifting: Find the right presents for your circles.”
Our State has a budget crisis just like many others do. Shopping on-line takes valuable gross receipts taxes from the States' coffers, because the State is unable to legally collect them. Of course, this puts local businesses at a disadvantage too, even if they are willing or able to match prices with the on-line vultures due to the locals' being required to collect the 7% tax. Don't be surprised if we are up to 10% in a few years. I predicted the Bay Area in CA would be there. That was five years ago and yes, they are there.
Regards
Mike
