Most west coast cities have had problems with vagrancy, shoplifting, zoning, etc. for years. As far as tax revenue is concerned, this isn't so farfetched. The

Most west coast cities have had problems with vagrancy, shoplifting, zoning, etc. for years. As far as tax revenue is concerned, this isn't so farfetched. The state government may be willing to play ball if the city legislature doesn't. One argument for taxing these businesses is that they will increase the number of vehicles on the roads. I'm not so fluent with the language of social justice, but this could be spun as pro-environment and anti-gentrification.