Berkeley Officials Outspent but Optimistic in Battle Over Soda Tax

BERKELEY, Calif. — Never mind the battle for governor or the struggle by Democrats to regain their veto-proof majority in the State Legislature. The most contested fight in California this fall may well be here on San Francisco Bay, pitting every elected official from Berkeley against the soft drink industry… Read this one!

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/08/us/berkeley-officials-outspent-but-optimistic-in-battle-over-soda-tax.html?ref=health&_r=0