Daily Archives - April 9, 2008
April 9 2008 Archives
Baseball preview
SportsApril 9, 2008
Teams: UC Davis vs. No. 10 Stanford Records: Aggies, 20-10; Cardinal, 15-9 Where: Sunken Diamond – Stanford, Calif. When: Today at 6 p.m. Who to watch: Senior UC Davis outfielder Ryan Royster went 8-for-20 (.400) this past
weekend in Washington and hit his Big West Conference-leading seventh
home run. The Aggie leadoff man also paces all conference players in
runs scored and total bases.
Assemblyman of California proposes tax on digital downloads
City NewsApril 9, 2008
California
Representative Charles Calderon introduced Assembly Bill 1956 to the
Board of Equalization on Feb. 13. This tentative bill may implement a
sales tax on all digital property, including media, books and movies in
California. “Sales tax is generally not charged on products purchased over the
internet,” said Daniel Simmons, professor at UC Davis School of Law.
“[The bill] is trying to eliminate the unfairness, but of course,
consumers won’t like it because it finds a way to enforce sales tax on
downloaded products.” Although this may make consumers upset, it will make online transactions fair, he added.
