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California city to consider taxing soda to combat obesity in Reuters News, JENNIFER CHAUSSEE, Wed Jun 11, 2014

Excerpt:
"(Reuters) - An effort to combat obesity by placing an extra tax on sugary drinks was proposed by the California city of Berkeley on Tuesday, bringing a proposal similar to others that have failed in cities across the U.S. one step closer to the November ballot.

Officials in the liberal college town on Tuesday evening set July 1 for a vote on whether to include such a measure on the citywide ballot after a survey of 500 likely voters showed majority support.

"Our residents are highly educated on this issue and highly supportive of any measure that can help fight child onset diabetes and other tragic, preventable and costly diet-related illnesses," said Martin Bourque, who directs the Berkeley Ecology Center, which has campaigned to get the soda tax measure on this autumn's ballot.

A similar measure is under consideration in nearby San Francisco."

Article at:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/11/us-usa-california-sodatax-idUSKBN0EM00F20140611?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews