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Board backs concept of sugary-beverage tax after extensive public health testimony; some members urge caution on timing
Summary
The San Francisco board voted to support the concept of a 2¢-per-ounce sugary-beverage tax to fund child-nutrition and physical-activity programs after lengthy public testimony. Several commissioners voiced concerns about ballot timing and campaign risk to other measures; the resolution endorses the idea, not final ballot language.
The San Francisco Unified School District board voted to support the concept of a sugary-beverage tax after extensive public comment from health experts, parents, students and city supervisors.
Supervisors Eric Marr and Scott Wiener appeared to summarize legislation under development proposing a 2¢ per ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages with revenue directed to child nutrition and physical activity programs. Speakers from public-health coalitions, Shape Up San Francisco, UCSF researchers and local clinicians cited studies linking sugary-beverage…
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