By Mallory Moench : sfchronicle – excerpt
A San Francisco ballot measure meant to tax Amazon won’t go before voters in November, after its backers realized the measure might not apply to the e-commerce giant and a judge ruled they can pull it from the ballot.
The backers of the ballot measure went to court over the issue after city officials and community members told them not only might it not apply to Amazon, but it could ensnare hundreds of small businesses and reduce general city revenue…(more)