On April 12th 1861 South Carolina troops opened fire on Fort Sumter. In response to this assault Abner Doubleday divided his company into three details to return fire, the first shot against the rebellion was fired by Abner Doubleday and his men. This shot was not very impressive.
Berkeley, Alameda County Sales Tax Rate. Details. The sales tax in Berkeley is 9.25%, which is about average for cities in Alameda County and higher than average for California (7.75%). Berkeley is one of 30 cities in Alameda County with a distinct sales tax as listed by the California Board of Equalization. See all cities in Alameda County.
Marin County / m É Ë r Éª n / is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 252,409. Its county seat is San Rafael. Marin County is included in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (San Francisco Bay Area) across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. In May 2009, Marin County had the fifth highest income per capita in the United States at about $91,480.