Soda tax’s last stand? Bay Area preps for showdown

By Candice Choi

Published July 8, 2014 2:51pm ET

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Soda tax’s last stand? Bay Area preps for showdown — In this July 7, 2014 photo, a man drinks out of a coffee cup as he walks under a sign opposed to taxes on sugary drinks posted in the window of Casa Thai Market in San Francisco. San Francisco and Berkeley are aiming to become the first U.S. cities to pass per-ounce taxes on sugary drinks. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) | Jeff Chiu

WASHINGTON (AP) — If two of the most progressive U.S. cities don’t pass a tax on sugary drinks, will the idea finally fizzle out?

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