Acknowledgments

          Table of Contents

          List of Tables

          List of Figures

          Summary

          I.  Introduction

          II. Taxable Sales in the San Francisco Bay Region

                    Overview: California and the Bay Region, 1970-1993
                    The Region's Taxable Sales Profile, 1970-1993
                    Annual Growth in Taxable Sales, 1988-93
                    Taxable Sales and Personal Incomes
                    Distribution of Sales Among Groups
                    Taxable Sales per Store/Permit
                    Per Capita Sales/Purchases

          III.Taxable Sales in the Nine Counties

                    Overview
                    Alameda County
                    Contra Costa County
                    Marin County
                    Napa County
                    San Francisco County
                    San Mateo County
                    Santa Clara County
                    Solano County
                    Sonoma County

          VI. Taxes on Retail Sales

                    Sales and Use Tax Rates
                    Sales and Use Tax Revenues

          V.  Conclusion

          References

          Appendix