1 Groceries are exempt from the Alameda County and California state sales taxes. 2  Alameda County collects a 2.5% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under California law. 3  Alameda County has a higher sales tax than 86.6% of California's other cities and counties.
How to choose the right size cupola. A good rule of thumb for selecting the right size cupola is to multiply 1.25 times every foot of unbroken roofline -- the key is the unbroken roofline measurement. When we say unbroken roof line what we mean is that there are no major objects (like a chimney) or hips or dips in the ridge line of the roof.
A lot of the food containers now come in measurement cup sizes. This makes it easy to control your portion size. If you know that one serving is 1/2 cup or 1 cup use the corresponding container size. Some of the larger containers (i.e. 2 cup) have markings on the side - 1/2 cup, 1 cup etc.