San Franciscoâs Mayor Proposes Fee on Sales of Sugary Soft Drinks
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In a move he says is necessary to trim the cityâs waistline, Gavin Newsom has proposed charging big stores a fee when they sell sugar-sweet soda.
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Police chiefs and lawmakers are concerned that ultralow pricing is fueling a rise in drink-related crime and rowdy behavior.
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Steven A. Silverman (D-At Large), Montgomery County Council president, yesterday introduced a proposal to require a special permit for free-standing discount stores larger than 120,000 square feet, except for club membership stores such as Costco and Sam's Club, and home improvement stores such as Home Depot.
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Expensive coffee? Starbucks is cheaper than you thought.
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SEATTLE -- Got three bucks? That and a nickel will buy you a coffee drink at Starbucks.
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By Doug Smeath Deseret Morning News  When Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson asked for $400,000 in city money in May to fund a second stage of Pioneer Park renovations, a number of City Council members said that was too much. Now he's asking for $900,000.
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Reuters has a story  about Gavin Newsom finally getting wifi and wanting to hookup San Francisco:  "SAN FRANCISCO  - San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has set a goal of providing free wireless Internet activity in his city that sees itself as a vanguard of the Internet revolution."  ""We will not stop until every San Franciscan has access to free wireless Internet service," he said in his annual state of the city address on Thursday. "These technologies will connect our residents to the skills and the jobs of the new economy."  The issue I have is that I'm not sure my tax dollars need to pay for this.  I'm also pretty sure that the city will screw it up.  Why not just do this.  Allow ...
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Having watched sales of light beer and diet soda go through the roof, Bacardi Global Brands wants a piece of the lucrative market for low-calorie beverages.
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San Francisco&#39;s mayor set a goal on Thursday of providing free wireless Internet connection citywide. &quot;We will not stop until every San Franciscan has access to free wireless Internet service,&quot; Gavin Newsom
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SAN FRANCISCO -- A nice cup of the right kind of cocoa could hold the promise of promoting brain function as people age.
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Just when passengers thought they'd seen it all in cost-cutting, the discount carrier Spirit Airlines is rolling out a new plan: Charge passengers up to $10 for every bag they check and $1 for every Coke they drink.
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Mayor Thomas M. Menino is upset at what he says is a marketing ploy that is taking away business from one of the city's most famed retailers.
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The proposed sale of Greater Southeast Community Hospital could cost the District government up to $87 million in public money, roughly $60 million more than initially thought, according to an initial review by aides to Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D).
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By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.
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QUESTION: I&#39;ve been trying to avoid artificial sweeteners, so I&#39;ve been buying regular soft drinks. Now I hear that they can lead to diabetes.
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Starbucks Corp. will raise U.S. prices on coffee, lattes and other drinks by about 9 cents a cup next week to help offset soaring costs on commodities such as milk and energy, a spokesman said on Monday.
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By EUGENE TONG\\ Staff Writer  GLENDALE -- A proposed fee for developers that could raise up to $200 million for new parks, open space and libraries over the next two decades is on hold after the City Council deferred to builders' concerns that it is too much, too soon.