some expressed concerns, governor jerry brown says weltsier districts will not lose funding. -- wealthierill not lose funding. >>> tax soda by the ounce to combat childhood abc. ktvu's john fowler is live -- obesity. ktvu's john fowler is live with more. >> reporter: i bought this soda for $1.19 today. under the new tax it would be $1.61. 35% more expensive. >> reporter: the tax would raise $2.6 billion a year. the bill's author told me the money would go to a new state found fight -- fund to fight childhood obesity. would a tax reduce consumption? >> people that want to buy it will buy it, i don't think it will make a difference. >> the tax adds a penny an ounce to sugary sodas. this idea has been tried before in the bay area and nationwide. each time meeting well funded opposition. >> i don't think the government's role is to try to change how we eat and drink on a daily basis. >> reporter: 5 months ago voters rejected a soda tax. 2-1. new york state failed. washington state briefly taxed but ended it. the business targets the same people as big tobacco. >> low income and minority commu