Santa Cruz also becomes the first U.S. city to implement a sugary drink tax in seven years, representing a major victory for public health advocates against a soda industry that works nationwide ...

“We won’t let big industry decide for us.” Santa Cruz’s sugary drink tax doesn’t apply to beverages intended for medical use, beverages that continue less than 40 calories per 12 fluid ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tax on sugary drinks takes effect Thursday in the beachside community of Santa Cruz, seven years after California banned its cities and counties from implementing local grocery ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A tax on sugary drinks takes effect Thursday in the beachside community of Santa Cruz, seven years after California banned its cities and counties from implementing local grocery ...

KSBW ACTION NEWS 8. THANK YOU, BROOKE.### A VOTER-APPROVED TAX ON SUGARY DRINKS HAS TAKEN EFFECT IN SANTA CRUZ TODAY.. IMPOSING A TWO-CENTS-PER-OUNCE COST ON SOFT DRINKS AND SUGARY BEVERAGES.

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DALLAS, May 1, 2025 – After a seven-year battle, Santa Cruz today became the first California city to implement a sugary drink tax since 2018, when the beverage industry pressured the state ...

Northern California Town's Sugary Soda Tax Is First to Defy State Ban SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tax on sugary drinks takes effect Thursday in the beachside community of Santa Cruz, seven years ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A tax on sugary drinks takes effect Thursday in the beachside community of Santa Cruz, seven years after California banned its cities and counties from implementing local grocery ...

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