Join us to voice your support for a Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax on April 7th at the Rules & Legislation Committee of the Oakland City Council.
Our broad coalition of elected officials, and faith, health and community leaders are bringing legislation forward to add a Sugar Sweetened Beverage Distributor Tax to the November ballot in Oakland. This legislation will be discussed at the April 7th Rules & Leg Committee, which starts at 10:45am. Sign up to speak here (We are item #15): http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/CityCouncil/s/SpeakCouncilMeeting/index.htm
If you can't be there in person, please call or write to your City Council representative to show your support for placing the Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax on the November ballot. A list of the council members is here: http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/CityCouncil/index.htm
Email addresses:
District 1 — Dan Kalb —
District 2 — Abel Guillen —
District 3 — Lynette McElhaney —
District 4 — Annie Washington —
District 5 — Noel Gallo -
District 6 — Desley Brooks -
District 7 — Larry Reid -
At-large — Rebecca Kaplan —