Berkeley requires kids’ meals to include milk or water, not soda By Cirrus WoodAug. 102017Aug. 162017 Berkeley City Council passed the “healthy by default” bill in July that prevents soda from being included in children’s fast food meals.
2 weeks before election, soda tax debate intensifies By Guest contributorOct. 242016Oct. 102020 Voters in Albany and Oakland will decide if they will join Berkeley by enacting a penny-per-ounce tax on distributors of sugar-sweetened beverages.
Berkeley’s new soda tax panel begins its work By Emily DugdaleMay 202015March 312020 A new Berkeley “panel of experts” charged with allocating money collected from the city’s new soda tax met for the first time Tuesday night.
Soda tax raises $116,000 of revenue in first month By Emily DugdaleMay 182015Oct. 102020 Berkeley’s soda tax generated $116,000 in revenue in its first month of operation, city officials and advocates said Monday.
Soda distributors frustrated at city of Berkeley’s lack of guidance on soda tax By Seung Y. LeeMarch 22015Oct. 272018
Dollar Tree pulls soda off shelves after soda tax By Seung Y. LeeJan. 262015May 92017 Dollar Tree stores in Berkeley have stopped selling soda because of the city’s new tax on sugar-sweetened drinks.
Michael Bloomberg has now spent $370K in support of Measure D; other Berkeley election news By Frances DinkelspielOct. 272014Oct. 102020
Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg donates $85,000 to support Berkeley’s proposed soda tax By Frances DinkelspielOct. 162014Oct. 102020