Government
Jun. 28, 2011
Chula Vista Hit With Suit Over Cell Phone Tax
Coming at a time of cuts in public services and reduced tax coffers, the city of Chula Vista has been hit with a class action alleging its controversial tax on cell phone users violates state law.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Chula Vista has been hit with a proposed class action alleging it lacked the legal authority to levy a controversial tax on its cell phone-using residents. The lawsuit comes at a time when Chula Vista, like most municipalities, is grappling with shrinking coffers.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in San Diego County Superior Court, alleges the city charges an illegal 5 percent user utility tax on cell pho...
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