San Francisco approves soda tax for November ballot

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San Francisco approves soda tax for November ballot

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/san-francisco-approves-soda-tax-november-ballot-011835907.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bt_2b.6eeONl1A0fXgOlnA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-07-24T011835Z_1_LYNXMPEA6N01M_RTROPTP_2_USA-SODAS-CALIFORNIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cans of soda are displayed at Kwik Stops Liquor in San Diego" align="left" title="Cans of soda are displayed at Kwik Stops Liquor in San Diego" border="0" /></a>By Jennifer Baires SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco city leaders have approved a measure for the November ballot that would place a two-cents-per-ounce municipal tax on sodas and other sugary beverages, hoping to become the first major city to successfully impose such a levy. Among them have been Richmond, California, across the bay from San Francisco, where a penny-an-ounce tax was defeated after a multimillion-dollar campaign by the American Beverage Association. San Francisco's plan, which was approved on Tuesday night by a 6-4 vote of the board of supervisors, would be applied to any nonalcoholic, sweetened drink with more than 25 calories per 12 ounces. &quot;I think the nation is watching what happens here,&quot; said John Maa, a surgeon on the board of directors at two organizations that support the measure, San Francisco Medical Society and American Heart Association.</p><br clear="all"/>

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