Judge Orders Wording Changes to Berkeley November Ballot Initiative on Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax
On Tuesday, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo ruled that the words "high-calorie, sugary drinks" in a Nov. 4 Berkeley ballot initiative are "partial and misleading" and must be replaced with "sugar-sweetened beverages" However, the judge upheld language in Measure D that the tax would be on the distributor of such beverages and not the customer.
- "Berkeley: Judge Tones Down Soda Tax Ballot Language" (Lochner, Contra Costa Times, 9/20).