Daily Business Report: Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Canada and Mexico Want US Billions, but Also a Fight
By Victor Davis Hansen | The Daily Wire
Recently, Canada decided that they were going to enforce the digital services tax. That was something that was passed but not enforced yet. And what it was is a 3% tax on our tech companies—Amazon, Apple, Meta, Google—by anybody in Canada who uses their service.
You buy something online, you buy an ad, you pay a fee to any of these and you’re Canadian, then you’re going to pay 3%—you’re going to have to have a 3% tax for the use of Canadian consumers. And they don’t even have to be in Canada. They can be in the United States. So, they’re going to charge them 3%.
And this is the killer. They’re going to enforce the law all the way back to 2022. So, all of a sudden next month, our tech companies—not that I worry about their financial situation. There’s $9 trillion of market capitalization in Silicon Valley. But the idea that they’re going to be gouged for $2 or $3 billion right in the middle of these heated discussions.
County to spray for mosquitoes in Rolando this week to curb West Nile risk
By Staff and Wire Reports | Times of San Diego
After West Nile virus was detected in mosquitoes in Rolando late last month, county crews will spray pesticide in the area this week.
The treatments will be “ultra-low volume,” truck-mounted pesticide mist and will impact all 4,000 parcels of land in the community, which straddles the border of San Diego and La Mesa.
County Vector Control truck treatments will use AquaDuet — a pesticide approved by the Environmental Protection Agency that poses low risks to people and pets, a statement from the county reads. The treatments are scheduled to take place from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Wednesday through Friday, depending on conditions.
El Cajon Lags Behind Rest of Cities in Home Building Per Capita
By Will Huntsberry | Voice of San Diego
El Cajon – one of the most racially and economically diverse cities in San Diego – lags far behind the rest of the county in home building.
It is the only city in San Diego County that permitted less than 10 new homes per thousand residents in recent years, according to new state data analyzed by Voice of San Diego and KPBS. The analysis counted all permits issued between 2018 and 2024.
Chula Vista, which has built the most new homes, permitted nearly four times as many per person as El Cajon.
