he fully supports the san francisco soda tax. as the representative of the assembly district 17 he fears a vast number of our sfuts e constituents surf from diabetes. the study proves the direct linkage between the surey befrm and type two diabetes. if passed in san francisco a sugar sweelgd beverage tax would provide physical education and food access in the schools and the low income community in our community. the assembly tom supports this funding to be earmarked for the san francisco school district sf rec and park department and the public health department for spotting those educational program and for supporting this. research from the ucf f and columbus demonstrate is the customers have a price tolerance and we've made significant gains the best ways to reduce consumption is for it to cost more so assembly tom joins the fight for the health issues for consuming the sugary beverages such as soda >> thank you i'm sorry, i didn't call you up sooner and thank you to assemblyman and leadership on the public physical fitness a

mexican and immigrant i'm proud to say we're ahead in this leadership by passing a soda tax i know that san francisco, california do the same. i strongly support this initiative as a like patient i hope to lead a healthy city and seen the diabetes and obesity are completely eradicated by the preventive methods of this established by this initiative. thank you very much. supervisors all of you with your proud of your leadership. >> i should acknowledge it chuck a was the ceo of ymca of san francisco he was here earlier. >> next speaker. >> good afternoon. i'm sarah i'm a public health worker and born and raised in san francisco and work with the youth effort in san francisco. i previously mentions one in three children born in the year 2000 will get diabetes. this is higher for children of color. as poor communities having they have the highest rates of disability and they have the highest rates of soda consumption the cost for this tax is high don't you think that the health is high. this is increasing the consumption of sugary drinks r is going to cost us more thank you >> next speaker >> i hope i d

make san francisco to challenge the big soda companies and their lobbyists and begin a step to create healthier community in our low income neighborhood. the soda tax and initiative will be critical to improving the health of the san francisco families and to reduce hunger and the lack of tap water in our city and create many more opportunities for physical fitness among children and among everyone in the city. i think the opposition will and led by big soda companies and corporations they'll spend making anything to defeat that and the muddying of waters and confusion of voters the mass malicious have gone out but do our best to listen to the facts and don't believe the hype especially, if it's sent out by many millions of dollars to defeat that. this hearing will present the facts from some of our top experts in the city and recreationally and nationally it will address many, many ways the diabetes and obesity epidemics in our neighborhoods in san francisco also the hearing will talk about what the ordinance or initiative and not. it's important to say that the environment created by mass advertising especially to kids has led to limited healthy

soda pop itself. so most of san francisco is a unique city so having the mom and pop stores that makes the city more unique so by having this little tax rule those guys will get driven out of business and go to safest way or wa walgreen's so it will be i support the school getting more fund in every way but this way this is not the solution for getting help for the schools. i hope you guys won't go forward with this legislation. happy birthday kevin. >> next speaker. >> . >> (speaking foreign language.) >> good afternoon, supervisors mime mr. sanchez. >> i am here to represent beboth of my businesses a bar and restaurant as well as the in the district. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> this belittle tax will 0 add to the burdens of licenses and permits i need to pay that will translate into higher prices for my customers. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> by increasing my cost of the operations i'm put in the hard decision of having to let off my workers or having to close shop altogether. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i understand there's a height especially desk bus this comes down to personal choice and education that starts

sodas that are effecting their health as well >> >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening. i'm cindy me and my daughter live in san francisco. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> thank you, supervisors for sporting the sugar beverage tax. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> as a parent i really hope my children have a good and healthy upbringing. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> occurred in the market there are many choices that can influence children for perspiring certain types of drinks speeding i think this measure is a good measure and the revenue that will come in will help increase 40 percent of money for the school district. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> a good education is very important for young you students. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> 25 percent of the money that will come in will help