The CCSF doctors UAPD represents are dedicated to safety net medical care and public health. A survey of the Union membership in advance of the 2014 San Francisco “soda tax“ proposition yielded 96% support for that measure.
With Berkeley’s approval of a penny-per-ounce sugary beverage tax in 2014 and Philadelphia’s passage of a 1.5 cents per ounce tax in June of this year (currently under legal challenge by the American Beverage Association), the possibility of overcoming the industry’s financial power on a national scale suddenly seems possible. UAPD is proud to join the effort in endorsing Proposition V, just as we did in 2014.
The Chronicle’s recent editorial in favor of the proposition can be found here.
An American Journal of Public Health article analyzing the results of Berkeley’s tax can be accessed here.
Additional information can be found at the campaign website.
