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    Addie Viola Smith (1893–1975) was an American attorney who served as the U.S. trade commissioner to Shanghai from 1928 to 1939, the first female Foreign Service officer in the U.S. Foreign Service to work under the Commerce Department, and the first woman to serve as trade commissioner.

  3. Local government in California - Wikipedia

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    In San Francisco, there is an eleven-member Board of Supervisors, [10] but the executive branch of the government is headed by an elected mayor, department heads are responsible to the mayor, and there is both a city police department and a county sheriff, the latter mostly responsible for operating the county jail and for most jail bookings ...

  4. Hotel tax - Wikipedia

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    Statewide, a 5% excise tax applies to accommodations. [36] Municipalities may impose an additional tax of up to 6% (6.5% in the city of Boston). [37] In December 2018, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law a bill applying the state hotel tax to short-term rentals (such as Airbnb) with an exemption for rentals fewer than 14 days. [38]

  5. 421-a tax exemption - Wikipedia

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    The 421-a tax exemption is a property tax exemption in the U.S. state of New York that is given to real-estate developers for building new multifamily residential housing buildings in New York City. As currently written, the program also focuses on promoting affordable housing in the most densely populated areas of New York City.

  6. Nevada City, California - Wikipedia

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    Nevada City (originally, Ustumah, a Nisenan village; [6] later, Nevada, Deer Creek Dry Diggins, and Caldwell's Upper Store) [7] is the county seat of Nevada County, California, United States, 60 miles (97 km) northeast of Sacramento, 84 miles (135 km) southwest of Reno and 147 miles (237 km) northeast of San Francisco.

  7. O'Hare International Airport - Wikipedia

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    Direction Length Surface m ft 4L/22R 2,286 7,500 Asphalt: 4R/22L 2,461 8,075 Asphalt 9L/27R 2,286 7,500 Concrete: 9C/27C 3,427 11,245 Concrete 9R/27L

  8. New York City Department of Finance - Wikipedia

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    The Department of Finance (DOF) collects more than $33.2 billion in revenue for the City and values more than one million properties worth a total market value of $988 billion. In addition, DOF also: Records property-related documents; Administers exemption and abatement programs; Adjudicates and collects parking tickets; Maintains the city's ...

  9. Prostitution in Nevada - Wikipedia

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    It is also illegal in Nevada's capital, Carson City, an independent city. The vast majority of prostitution in Nevada takes place illegally in the metropolitan areas of Las Vegas and Reno. About 66 times more money is spent by customers on illegal prostitution in Nevada than in the regulated brothels.