By Lisa Aliferis, KQED News Fix/State of Health
Oakland’s City Council voted unanimously to place a soda tax on the November ballot. If approved, Oakland would become the second city in the nation, after Berkeley, where a fee is charged on sugar-sweetened beverages.
Councilwoman Annie Campbell Washington sponsored the measure and expects big pushback from the beverage industry.
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