Los Angeles County saw a 31% increase in online sales taxes, San Diego County saw a 38% jump and Sacramento County saw a 32% spike. That figure was by far the worst not only in the region, but among California’s 20 largest counties. San Francisco saw only a 1% increase in the tax collected on online sales. Source: San Francisco Office of the Controller See More Collapse
Online sales tax collections in the Bay Area and other major California counties showed big increases during the pandemic - except in San Francisco, where they were virtually flat.Ĭhange in brick-and-mortar sales tax receipts, Apr.-June 2019-Apr.-June 2020Ĭhange in online sales tax receipts, Apr.-June 2019-Apr.-June 2020 But eight of the counties - everywhere but San Francisco - saw major jumps in online sales taxes, as high as 36% for Contra Costa County. Todd Trumbull / The Chronicleīetween April and June, the nine counties across the Bay Area saw big drops in brick-and-mortar sales taxes as orders to stay home took effect, ranging from a 17% drop in Santa Clara County to a 53% drop in San Francisco, compared to the prior year. In an increasingly virtual economy where daily goods are delivered not for convenience but out of pandemic-driven necessity, all you have to do is count the Amazon boxes. The city’s ability to attract new residents or lure old ones to return will be critical to avoid punching a giant hole in a local budget that has swelled to almost $14 billion. Weakness in the rental market and virtually flat online spending during shelter-in-place show that residents aren’t just staying home, they’re leaving, experts say. It’s still unclear how many people have left, but moving vans and Medium posts tell the story of an ongoing migration. San Francisco’s bleak economic vital signs over the past six months strongly suggest residents are leaving amid record job losses, the entrenchment of remote work, and a coronavirus pandemic that shows no signs of ending. The weakest online sales tax collections in the state. Nick Otto / Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less Nick Otto / Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 6 of6Ī woman walks a dog on an empty sidewalk in Hayes Valley in San Francisco on Friday. Falling rents are one of the indicators suggesting a population decrease. Pedestrians walk past a “For Rent” sign in a doorway on Hayes Street in San Francisco. Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 5 of6 Experts say a drop in spending during shelter-in-place shows that residents aren’t just staying home, they’re leaving.
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Jessica Christian / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 4 of6Ī person eats outside in the Financial District on March 17, the first full day of shelter-in-place. A huge drop in sales and rents indicate people are leaving San Francisco. Ridership on public transit has plummeted during shelter-in-place. Nick Otto / Special to The Chronicle 2020 Show More Show Less 3 of6ĭoors open to an empty train during the morning commute at the 19th Street BART Station in Oakland in April. Listings have risen while rents have fallen in the city. Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of6Ī pedestrian looks at a “For Rent” sign on Hayes Street in San Francisco. A pedestrian walks by a darkened North Beach in March as shelter-in-place orders would soon take effect.
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