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Berkeley breaks through on soda tax
2014-11-05 13:25:02| Beverages - Topix.net
Berkeley, Calif., a city known for its progressive politics, made history Tuesday night by approving the first real sin tax on soda in the United States. Voters looked likely to approve Measure D, a penny-per-ounce tax, by a wide margin after a bitter campaign battle with the beverage industry pouring in more than $2.1 million to oppose the initiative.
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US city votes to tax sugary drinks
2014-11-05 12:07:42| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Berkeley, in California, votes to tax sugary soda drinks, but nearby San Francisco says 'no' to the idea.
SF voters reject sugar tax - but not Berkeley votersvisit|article-5871626|News-nav-hcat|3
2014-11-05 09:09:08| Beverages - Topix.net
Proposition E campaign manager Todd David watches voting results at Valley Tavern on 24th Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Proposition E campaign manager Todd David joins others in watching voting results at Valley Tavern on 24th Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, November 4, 2014.
Income tax recovery boosts Brookfield Residential Properties to $86M Q3 profit
2014-11-05 05:13:45| Telecom - Topix.net
Brookfield Residential Properties Inc. says a major recovery of income taxes helped more than double third-quarter profit to US$86 million. The earnings, amounting to 73 cents US per diluted share compared with net earnings of $35 million or 29 cents per share in the comparable year-earlier period.
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U.S. soda makers pour money into ad campaigns as Bay Area tax showdown looms
2014-11-04 03:20:00| Beverages - Topix.net
Cans of soda are displayed in a case at Kwik Stops Liquor in San Diego, California on Feb. 13, 2014. Photo by Sam Hodgson for Reuters.
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