Palo Alto voters will have a chance in November to approve a business tax, though the measure they ll be considering will be far more modest than the one that the City Council was contemplating just days ago.
With the clock ticking toward the final deadline, the Palo Alto City Council deferred yet again its decision on creating a business tax in hopes of reaching a last-second compromise with a coalition of opponents.
After seeing its negotiations with the business community fizzle, the Palo Alto City Council pushed forward on Monday with its plan to place a business tax based on square footage on the November ballot.
Palo Alto s elected leaders have yet to finalize the details of the city s proposed business tax, but the campaigns for and against the measure are already in full swing.