MENDOCINO CO., 7/9/26 — Book a $200 night in Mendocino County outside city limits and two extra lines show up on the bill. One is a $20 room tax. The other is a $2 assessment. They look alike. They aren’t — and the smaller line is the one the county is arguing about. The $20 is the transient occupancy tax, and it’s exactly what it sounds like: a tax. The county has charged it on hotel stays under 30 days since 1965, and the rate today is 10 perc…
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