City of Berkeley Measure AA: Initiative - Soda Tax Measure
Source: alamedacountyca.gov
What does this measure do?
Supports: Environment and Public Health
Berkeley would double its tax on businesses that supply sugary drinks to 2 cents per ounce. These businesses would pay more, and the money would support healthy food and public drinking water.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
Proposed by: Citizen initiative by the Berkeley Healthy Child Coalition, placed on the ballot by the Berkeley City Council
A grassroots group of Berkeley residents that led the city's first soda tax in 2014. It wants a higher tax with the money set aside for school nutrition, gardening and health programs.
Source: piedmontexedra.com
A YES vote means
A yes vote doubles the tax paid by sugary drink suppliers and sets aside the money for health, food, and drinking water programs.
A NO vote means
A no vote keeps the current one-cent-per-ounce tax and leaves its money available for general city spending.
Source: alamedacountyca.gov