Soda taxes and public awareness campaigns in Berkeley and the Bay Area are transforming perceptions of sugary drinks.

Philadelphia’s soda tax, the first in a major American city, aims to curb sales by adding 1.5 cents per ounce to distributors’ costs for sodas, energy drinks, mixers, and other sugary beverages.

The city of Berkeley's first-in-the-nation soda tax a decade ago, along with more recent Bay Area tax increases on sugar-sweetened drinks, have not only led to reduced sales. They are also associated ...

Voters in three California cities and one in Colorado will decide next month whether to slap a special tax on sugary drinks like soda and sports thirst-quenchers after costly, high-stakes ...

SANTA CRUZ — With the final certification of votes by the Santa Cruz County Clerk Tuesday afternoon, the ballot initiative in the city of Santa Cruz called Measure Z, or the Sugar-Sweetened ...

When University of Pennsylvania researcher Christina Roberto set out to study Philadelphia's soda tax, she wasn't convinced she would find much health impact. "We know that it is really hard to ...

The city of Berkeley's first-in-the-nation soda tax a decade ago, along with more recent Bay Area tax increases on sugar-sweetened drinks, have not only led to reduced sales. They are also ...

PHILADELPHIA — When University of Pennsylvania researcher Christina Roberto set out to study Philadelphia’s soda tax, she wasn’t convinced she would find much health impact. “We know that ...