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CBS News
2 days ago
- Business
- CBS News
California's 4% cannabis tax increase kicks in July 1
California's cannabis excise tax is set to increase from 15% to 19% on all products beginning July 1. It's an increase that some business owners feel would stunt the growth of the state's cannabis industry. People packed in and stocked up at Off the Charts in Manteca on Monday. It's one of the new and few marijuana dispensaries in the city. Customers like Miguel Gutierrez are feeling burned after learning about the increase in the state's cannabis tax. He says the constant increase makes it more tempting to turn to the illegal market. "It adds up, especially with everything else going up," he said. Lauren Nair, the store manager at Off the Charts, said that the industry is already struggling with taxes and having to compete with the underground market. Her store often offers specials to lure more customers. "We're trying to sympathize with them because 4% is not a little bit. It'll be on every product they purchase, so it'll be a hefty amount," she said. The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration is legally required to increase the tax every two years. Currently, Assembly Bill 564 aims to cap the tax at 15%, but it still needs revenue and tax review. "Tax is at 15% right now. I can understand how it going up could help a lot with California, but it also is coming out of our customers' pockets," Nair said. Nair said business owners in the industry know the taxes are high, so they have specials constantly. On average, customers spend $120 to $140 every time they come into Off the Charts. The increase would amount to about $5 extra that the average customer will have to pay.
CBS News
24-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Manteca neighborhood asks city for help following damages by flying golf balls
MANTECA -- Yelling "fore" isn't going to do one Manteca neighborhood any good. If that were the case, that word would have to be said at least five times per day. "I heard it, and then I was opening my car, and I was like, 'Wait a minute,' and then all of a sudden, the golf ball hits my door instead of me," Elizabeth Perez said. "I'm like, my god, you know, it's a real big issue because this easily can be our heads." Perez lives in an HOA neighborhood right next to the Manteca Park Golf Course. Over the past 30 days, she has collected 31 golf balls just in her yard. "It's really excessive and it's something that's impacting us," she continued. "We deserve a safe place to live and this isn't safe." It's so common, a golf ball slammed into a neighbor's garage during the interview. But that's not the only damage being done. "Our neighbors are trying to get reimbursed for their windows that have been busted. I have a neighbor that unfortunately cannot pay a $200 deductible, so he's not driving that truck at the moment," Perez explained. "I have another neighbor who went through the city, tried to get reimbursed, and it's been over three years and he has not received any money." Perez has had to replace her own car windshield twice from wayward golf balls. Now, she's taking her concerns to the city. At last week's council meeting, public works addressed the issue. "We have not done the dividers yet," Kevin Fant with the public works department said. "There's kind of internal debate right now if the cost will actually reap any type of reward. For right now, we altered the mat location to redirect the golfers in more of a westerly direction." While the city replaced and raised the dwindling net two years ago, residents still face this problem every day and hope the city can either adjust the tee box, extend the fence, or make it even higher. "I think there is a solution," she said. "We just have to really dedicate time to say, 'Hey, we deserve a safe place to live.' That's why I went to that meeting to raise that concern. I was a little disheartened because I heard, 'Oh, this isn't going to work.' Let's just try to find a solution for everybody," CBS Sacramento reached out to the city, parks department and public works, but no one was available for an interview.
CBS News
20-06-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Thousands of PG&E customers in San Joaquin County affected by power outages unrelated to safety shutoffs
TRACY — Tens of thousands of PG&E customers in San Joaquin County were without power Thursday evening due to an unplanned power outage unrelated to the Public Safety Power Shutoffs across the state. Around 36,000 customers in San Joaquin County were affected by an unplanned outage, according to the company's online outage map just before 6 p.m. The majority of the affected customers were in the cities of Tracy, Manteca, and Lathrop. PG&E said crews began "de-energizing" some customers in the county around 4:30 p.m. to rebalance the grid. This outage is not related to the Public Safety Power Shutoffs impacting the county and others across California through this weekend. PG&E said the outage was expected to last around 90 to 120 minutes.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
IKEA opening new style of store around 20 miles from Modesto. How it'll work
IKEA has announced that it will open a store in Manteca with a new format — called a Plan and Order Point. This new format creates a 'meeting point' where customers can get support from IKEA design experts to plan and order furniture for their kitchen, bedroom, bathroom or living room, according to a news release. Customers will be unable to take products home the same day, but can arrange for delivery or schedule orders to be picked up from the Manteca store. Plan and Order Point stores are part of IKEA's growth strategy. The idea is to create more ways to meet customers where they are and how they like to shop, the release said. 'For their beloved meatballs and other IKEA food offerings, customers will still need to make a trip to IKEA West Sacramento,' the news release reads. IKEA Manteca will be located in The Promenade Shops at Orchard Valley, a shopping center that also houses Bass Pro Shops. It's scheduled to open November 2025.
CBS News
06-06-2025
- CBS News
Cal Fire employee arrested on suspicion of child porn possession, distribution
Detectives have arrested a full-time Cal Fire employee after a child pornography investigation. Manteca police say, back in May, they got a tip from the National Missing and Exploited Children organization. The tip led detectives to allege that Joseph Trevor Forney had possessed, uploaded, and distributed child pornography involving victims under 10 years old. Forney had been with Cal Fire since 2023 and had worked the Patterson, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz areas. After a warrant was issued, Manteca police say Forney was arrested at the Patterson Cal Fire station. Police noted that, before working for Cal Fire, Forney had criminal history in Idaho but it was unrelated to child sex crimes. He had only cleared parole in 2024. Forney has been booked into San Joaquin County Jail and is facing numerous charges related to possession of child sex abuse material.
