date:Nov 08, 2012
intake in the public.
That was the main goal cited by the supporters of the soda taxes in the two California measures that failed yesterday. El Monte and Richmond both have among the highest obesity rates in the state of California, particularly in their large minority populations. A recent study suggested that the taxes would benefit the health of black and Latino residents most of all.
Yet public support for both measures was stymied, to some extent, by the specific way they were worded. The