Pennies help boost fire, police services in two California cities

Most people don’t view pennies per se as being valuable.But in Manteca and Lathrop pennies have shored up public safety.Measure C — a one cent sales tax on top of the basic one cent local sales tax Lathrop voters imposed in 2012 — last year generated $10.4 million for the city of 32,500. It includes $4 million sent to the Lathrop Manteca Fire District enabling the hiring of nine firefighters, 1.
- PUB DATE: 4/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Manteca Bulletin