A large percentage of city sales tax income comes from car dealerships. In addition, the big dealers themselves are often extremely active politically at the lo

A large percentage of city sales tax income comes from car dealerships. In addition, the big dealers themselves are often extremely active politically at the local and state level. This often means that small competitors are squeezed out by city planners who are accepting huge campaign contributions from various dealers. California has a really big corruption problem at the local level.