San Francisco Soda Tax Makes It On Ballot After A Few Bumps In The Road
The measure would levy a penny-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages and create a 16-person advisory panel to help decide what programs should be started or funded to reduce the consumption of said beverages in the city.
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San Francisco Voters Will Decide On Soda Tax In November
It was a circuitous route, but a ballot measure was submitted to the San Francisco Department of Elections Tuesday afternoon, and voters in November will decide whether to levy a penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. The soda tax was supposed to be placed on the ballot last month, following a signature gathering campaign. Proponents were thrilled that they had collected twice the number of signatures needed. Just one problem: they turned those signatures in a day late. (Aliferis, 6/21)