date:Nov 08, 2012
Voters in two midsized California cities rejected ballot iniatives that would have levied citywide taxes on soda Tuesday night. In Richmond, just across the bay from San Francisco, 67 percent of the electorate voted no on Measure N. Los Angeles suburb El Monte's Measure H lost by an even larger margin, with an eye-popping 77 percent voting agains the tax.
The resounding votes are partially a testament to the efficacy of the soda lobby's aggressive campaigns against the measures. The two citi