SAN FRANCISCO — A tax on sugary drinks takes effect Thursday in the beachside community of Santa Cruz, seven years after California banned its cities and counties from implementing local grocery taxes ...
(Ed. note: This column was submitted before The American Beverage Association, alongside a group of grocers, retailers and restaurant owners, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Santa Cruz ...
DALLAS, May 1, 2025 – After a seven-year battle, Santa Cruz today became the first California city to implement a sugary drink tax since 2018, when the beverage industry pressured the state ...
SAN FRANCISCO — A tax on sugary drinks takes effect Thursday in the beachside community of Santa Cruz, seven years after California banned its cities and counties from implementing local grocery taxes ...