In a close vote, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved placing a two-cent-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on the ballot for the upcoming November election, according to the Associated Press.
The tax applies to beverages with added sugar such as sodas, sports drinks, energy drinks, syrups used to make fountain drinks and concentrates. Diet sodas, alcoholic drinks, infant formula and milk would not be taxed. Revenues from the tax would be used to fund city-operated programs, grants for active recreation as well as health and nutrition initiatives within the city and the school district.