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Committee continues sugar-sweetened beverage warning ordinance for more community input
Summary
Supervisor Walton moved to continue an amended sugar-sweetened beverage warning ordinance to the call of the chair after supporters urged warning labels and public-health groups offered technical assistance; Walton cited a Ninth Circuit decision that blocked the prior 2015 ordinance from taking effect.
The committee heard public comment Nov. 8 on an amended ordinance to update San Francisco—s sugar-sweetened beverage warning requirements, then agreed to continue the item so the sponsor can gather additional community input.
Supervisor Shamone Walton recounted the ordinance—s history, saying it was originally introduced by then-Supervisor Scott Wiener and "unanimously passed by the board of supervisors in 02/2015" but that "a lawsuit was brought against the city and county of San Francisco on this ordinance, and the ninth circuit ruled against the city, halting the ordinance from taking effect." Walton said her office would gather further community feedback and return the item to the chair.
Speakers included Blake Down of the American Heart Association and John Ma of the San Francisco Marin Medical Society, both of whom supported warning labels and offered technical assistance and public-health evidence. Other commenters suggested taxation or broader measures to reduce consumption.
After public comment, Supervisor Walton moved to continue the item to the call of the chair; the motion was taken without objection.
