Tag: big soda
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San Francisco Bay Area Takes On Big Soda
The San Francisco Bay Area is standing up to big soda, and the industry is furious. First, in 2014, the city of Berkeley, California, overcame more than $2.4 million in industry spending to successfully pass the nation’s first tax on sugary drinks — a penny-per-ounce tax on soda, energy drinks, juice with added sugar, and…
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Big Soda’s Front Group Arrives Early in San Francisco
Earlier this month, lawmakers in San Francisco introduced a bill that would tax sugary beverages at two cents per ounce, thereby setting off the latest big fight with Big Soda. The estimated $31 million in annual revenue would go to local health programs. Voters will decide the measure’s fate in November, with a two-thirds majority being required…
