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Same-day delivery is straining rural cities. Is a tax hike the answer?

11/22/23 7:12 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS air quality impacts to socially disadvantaged communities Amazon distribution warehouses diesel combustion engines polluted low-income communities tax incentives for relocating businesses warehouse boom in Southern California
A surge in e-commerce has diversified local ag economies but added new impacts to tax revenues and vulnerable communities.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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