April 28, 2017
During last year's campaign for the sugar-sweetened beverage tax, city officials told voters that the money would only be used for health education programs and spent under the supervision of an appointed board.
That board hasn't been established yet.
In a Facebook post published last night, Councilmember Desley Brooks called the mayor's plan a "bait and switch."
Opponents of the soda tax, including the American Beverage Association, campaigned against it by warning voters that the money would be deposited in the general fund, and city officials could spend it on anything.
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2017/04/28/oakland-councilmembers-accuse-mayor-schaaf-of-bait-and-switch-with-soda-tax-revenue
