Santa Cruz also becomes the first U.S. city to implement a sugary drink tax in seven years, representing a major victory for public health advocates against a soda industry that works nationwide ...

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“We won’t let big industry decide for us.” Santa Cruz’s sugary drink tax doesn’t apply to beverages intended for medical use, beverages that continue less than 40 calories per 12 fluid ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A tax on sugary drinks takes effect Thursday in the beachside community of Santa Cruz, seven years after California banned its cities and counties from implementing local grocery ...

KSBW ACTION NEWS 8. THANK YOU, BROOKE.### A VOTER-APPROVED TAX ON SUGARY DRINKS HAS TAKEN EFFECT IN SANTA CRUZ TODAY.. IMPOSING A TWO-CENTS-PER-OUNCE COST ON SOFT DRINKS AND SUGARY BEVERAGES.

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The 2-cent-per-ounce tax applies to sodas, ice teas, sports drinks and any other non-alcoholic beverage that contains an added caloric sweetener and has 40 calories or more per 12 fluid ounces of ...

Northern California Town's Sugary Soda Tax Is First to Defy State Ban SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tax on sugary drinks takes effect Thursday in the beachside community of Santa Cruz, seven years ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A tax on sugary drinks takes effect Thursday in the beachside community of Santa Cruz, seven years after California banned its cities and counties from implementing local grocery ...

The school is closing after 69 years. It will merge with Southside Estates Elementary in a brand new school building in August. SAN FRANCISCO – A tax on sugary drinks takes effect Thursday in ...