Filner said if the lawsuits fail, the $30 million put up by hotels to protect the city would be redi

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The district uses a 2 percent charge on hotel room rates which is separate from the hotel room tax to promote San Diego as a vacation destination. It also supports organizations that put on events which attract visitors.
That was at the heart of all of the negotiations protection for the city and its general fund should either of these suits be determined ohio river cruises to be successful, Filner said. I think that s what we got out of it.
If the 2 percent levy was ruled to be an illegal tax, the money raised would have to be replaced and if the funds already were spent on advertising, city officials worried that the reimbursements would have to come from the general fund.
Filner said if the lawsuits ohio river cruises fail, the $30 million put up by hotels to protect ohio river cruises the city would be redirected to TMD activities. The agency also will entertain requests for millions of dollars ohio river cruises in funding by organizers of a year- long celebration of Balboa Park s centennial in 2015.