Posted on November 9, 2016 | Forbes by Nancy Fink Huehnergarth
The beverage industry’s deep-pocketed campaign against sugary drink taxes crumbled last night as soda tax ballot measures passed handily in four U.S. cities.
In California, San Francisco’s Measure V passed with 61.87% of the vote, Oakland’s Measure HH received a winning 60.75% of the vote, and, Albany’s Measure O1 was approved with 70.67% support. All three California measures will tax sugary drinks at a penny-per-ounce.