Soda Industry Spends $1.3M To Fight El Monte Soda Tax
The American Beverage Association has spent about $1.3 million to oppose Measure H on the El Monte ballot, which would add a penny-per-ounce tax to soda sales to balance the city budget and fund anti-crime and wellness programs. Proponents of the measure have spent only $57,000 in favor of the tax.
- "El Monte Measure H Soda Tax Proposal Draws $1.3 Million Response From Beverage Industry" (McNary, "KPCC News," KPCC, 10/30).