Price increase for the Sunday issue of the Los Angeles Times

Beginning with Saturday, April 1, 2017 for the Weekend Edition and Sunday, April 2, 2017 for the Sunday edition, the single copy cover price of the Sunday issues of the Los Angeles Times will increase from $3.00 to $3.66. The cover price of the daily (Monday - Saturday) issues will remain $2.00.

There's not tax in the paper vending machine." In July 1991, the State of California ruled that newspapers can be taxed by third-party retailers. So according to sales and use tax regulations for the State Board of Equalization, article 1590, if you buy a newspaper over the counter, you will pay tax on that sale.