Santa Clara County leaders to consider eliminating more business fees
Plexiglass barriers protect workers and customers at the Almaden Safeway.
Photo by Lorraine Gabbert.
Santa Clara County lawmakers want to give 1,000 small businesses a break on more fees just a month after nixing health permit fees.
The proposal, introduced by Supervisors Cindy Chavez and Susan Ellenberg, would eliminate weights and measures device registration fees for the rest of the calendar year. The plan will be considered at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting.
According to a county report, there are roughly 2,000 retail businesses, including grocers, that operate scanner pricing systems and use various weighing and measuring devices.
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The largest COVID-19 mass vaccination center in the state opened Tuesday at Levi s Stadium in Santa Clara and Gov. Gavin Newsom and local officials took to the field to celebrate the kickoff.