soda tax

Opinion: New Tax Connects The Dots Between Soda And Diabetes

November 6, 2014 by Kailynn Strambler

According to the University of California, San Francisco, 50% of African American youth and 33% of Latino youth born in the year 2000 will get Type 2 Diabetes in their lifetime and links have been found between the number of sugary drinks people consume and the likelihood that they will get Type 2 Diabetes.

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For Young CA Voters, Youth Radio App: Know Your Props

October 28, 2014

There’s one thing about California elections that everyone can agree on: the ballot is confusing with all those props and measures. Sometimes intentionally so! How are first-time voters supposed to be confident about how they vote? Youth Radio Interactive created an app that preps young voters for the polls this midterm season.

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