[seanmerc]

I guess the state doesn't like cities and counties cutting in on its business.

[robroys woman]

Apparently liberals are not complete idiots. They know when something isn’t working.

It’s the things that hurt in the long run their antenna doesn’t work very well for.

[robroys woman]

I wonder how soda sales have been affected.

We were in Burbank last summer for our daughter’s wedding and I went to the store to get a case or three of soda. I saw the tax and said, never mind. I wonder who else did that.

[gubamyster]

OMG how will they pay for all the heroin needle giveaways & homeless shelters?

[Fast Moving Angel]

an initiative from the Nov. 6 statewide ballot that would have restricted cities and counties from raising any taxes without a supermajority vote of local citizens

Some deal for the people. They knew damnwell that it would have passed and they were terrified that it would, so they exchanged the minuscule amount of soda tax to be able to retain the ability to raise taxes without the approval of the citizenry. Guess they sat up and took notice when the citizens got the repeal of the gas tax on the ballot.

[lee martell]

I’m surprised. Maybe they noticed how soda sales sank in various other cities that did add the soda tax.
Ex-NY Mayor Nanny Bloomberg is not gonna like that one bit.
He’s thinking about challenging Pres. Trump in 2020.

[ThomasThomas]

***Nov. 6 statewide ballot that would have restricted cities and counties from raising any taxes without a supermajority vote of local citizens.***

They want rid of this ballot measure and could careless about about people paying a soda tax.