Soda Advertising Crackdown Approved by San Francisco Lawmakers

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Soda advertisements posted in San Francisco would need to carry health warnings, and the city would no longer use its money to buy sweetened beverages, under measures tentatively approved Tuesday by local officials.

The decision by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors comes after voters in November rejected a ballot measure to impose a tax on sugary drinks. One more vote is needed before the rules are adopted.