voters four u.s. cities decide tuesday whether would like tax sugary drink late series measure officials nutritionists seek ways address obesity diabetes health epidemics follow cities state around unite state tax consider impose soft drink sugary beverages sellers sodas population size estimate u.s. census voters small city san francisco bay area vote penny-per-ounce soda tax tuesday population 4.86 million proponents push lawmakers birmingham consider penny-per-ounce tax sugary beverages fill shortfall medicaid population 2.98 million southern state levy tax since 1983 soft drink syrups relate products range 0.16 1.56 cents per ounce voters berkeley vote favor penny-per-ounce soda tax november 2014. tax take effect 2015. voters small city san francisco bay vote penny-per-ounce soda tax nov. 8. population 2.72 million city tax people sell can bottle soft drink include soda sport drink percent gross receipt soft drink sell retail population 5.24 million cook county board commissioners expect vote mid-november propose penny-per-ounce tax sugary drink part fiscal 2017 budget population 12.86 million lawmakers state home 12.9 million people year renew effort penny-per-ounce soda tax 2015 navajo nation u.s. southwest pass 2-percent sales tax soda junk food voters decide penny-per-ounce soda tax nov. 8. population 1.57 million month philadelphia become big u.s. city introduce tax ounce soda sweet beverages also apply diet sodas law due come effect 2017 american beverage association aba represent soda manufacturers fight court voters decide penny-per-ounce soda tax nov. 8. population 1.84 million west virginia tax bottle soft drink syrups dry mixtures decades factbox soda sugar tax across unite state