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Berkeley’s soda tax success story deserves wider attention across California
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Xavier Morales Xavier Morales is the executive director of The Praxis Project. He has served on Berkeley’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts for more than a decade. Before the 2014 election, soda tax campaigns in at least 31 […]
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According to Redwood City Pulse’s source item, Berkeley’s soda tax success story deserves wider attention across California, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Xavier Morales Xavier Morales is the executive director of The Praxis Project. He has served on Berkeley’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Panel of Experts for more than a decade. Before the 2014 election, soda tax campaigns in at least 31 […]
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