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Starting today, San Mateo County is launching a campaign to decrease the amount of soda consumed by children and adults.
According to Eliana Schultz, director of Public Health Nutrition Services for the San Mateo County Health Department, 46 percent of adults and 25 percent of children in grades five, seven and nine in the Bay Area are considered obese or overweight.
The “Soda-free Summer” campaign will train community leaders to educate residents. Schultz said that once people realize a 20-ounce bottle of soda contains 17 teaspoons of sugar, they may want to switch.
“Certainly, it’s going to be difficult for them to go cold turkey, but any help we can give will be a benefit to our youth,” Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson said.
The campaign will last through the end of August, and participants will be eligible to win prizes such as a new bike or healthy groceries.
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Gretchen said:
This is an idea that could have a big upside for businesses if it is accompanied by some transportation enhancements. Many visitors to the Embarcadero and fisherman's wharf area are tourists who have cars and who have little idea of how to use SF public transit. Many others are senior citizens or families with small children. I opine that many seniors and family groups may choose not to visit if transportation is limited to walking and biking. However, pedicabs or horse drawn cabs could provide transportation for families, seniors, and tourists and still leave the Embarcadero free of cars, trucks, exhaust fumes, etc. How about a low priced all day Muni pass to ride along the Embarcadero with on/off privileges? The initial concept is great - get rid of cars and provide for bikes, walkers and skaters. But, implementation is everything. Make sure that seniors and/or families with small children also have a way to get around - and shop, dine and spend money.
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Examiner Reader said:
Dig deeper people. YES, they are raising money to cover the cost and YES the Supes were consulted first. With a few exceptions, none showed any interest until merchants started griping. Now they claim to have been blind-sided to cover their butts. The closure stops a full mile before Pier 39; last I checked, there are a few other ways to get to the Pier. The closure is also only ONE side of the street, only from 9 am to 1 pm and allows cross-traffic. Morst importantly, the folks actually impacted by the closure SUPPORT it. In addition to raising the money to cover the infrastructure costs, all concessions will be health and FREE. This is a great event that will benefit all of us.
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Examiner Reader said:
Here comes Newsom's another immature, selfish action that is targeted on winning Californian's vote for his future run for the governor. His work is so sneaky and evil that many don't realize what and how he ruins san francisco. Ever since he runs the office, homeless in sf has been not only rising, but also suffering. He covertly favors people of his standard by expanding meters in every residence. Homeowners like himself either have their own garages or can apply for a residence parking permit, not any renters who have to move around and take few months to apply for any parking permit. The meter guys and police are every corner of san francisco to mug the poor san franciscans. Newsom's sneaky policy is completely ruining this city, i can't wait to see him kicked out of the office. He is doing anything to gain his popularity. This guy has no morals. Tough life increases homicide and homeless in this city, yet Newsom is busy collecting money to hire more police ( protecting who?).
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IS NEWSOME PAYING FOR THE PARTY? said:
Enough is enough, all these RICH Bureaucrats squandering every hard working struggling citizens of San Francisco with another brainless event in these tough recession times will strain our Economy.
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""Supervisor Jake McGoldrick, the chair of the budget committee, was critical of the proposal. “There are much greater needs than culture coupons,” McGoldrick told The Examiner. “Young people who already exist here from babies on up to 18-year-olds are in dire need of help right now.” “They sound more like public-relations sizzle than actual substance,” he said. " There he goes again...is this guy for real?? Giving a kid an opportunity to take an art class certainly cannot hurt and likely would open some kids to a whole new way of seeing the world! Kids need to enjoy life and art is a beautiful way to regain self esteem and a sense wonder. Its hard enough to walk down the streets and not become a hard person in this City, so different then when I was a kid growing up here in the 50s and 60s.
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Examiner Reader said:
Obesity is a JUGE problem in our country. I am not sure the San Mateo County program will be particularly effective at reducing weight, but it is certainly worth a try: I know of no public campaigns that have been very effective. The campaign is aimed at creating AWARENESS of the harmful effects of sodas. It is the first step in getting people to limit their calorie intake.
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Bay Area Taxpayer said:
The San Mateo County Stuper-visors should be ashamed of themselves and their $100,000 salaries and benefit packages for coming up with the idea ... geez. Why not use the money saved on this stupid campaign and use the money to finance Measure O the one that lost yesterday to clean up SM County Parks ... I guess this is just reason # 3,589 why SM county is in the red with a bunch of incompetant , mismanagers at the top. I wonder if they did a study to determine if they needed a study for an environmental report to decide if the cola study should include Pepsi or Coke vs. the store brands ? God almighty !!! What a waaste of time and money in San Amteo County.
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Examiner Reader said:
$131k per year to implement...how about if the Supervisors kick in portions of their own salaries to cover the cost?
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Kimo Crossman said:
The ordinance only requires digital recording. SFGTV on it's own initiative is expanding that to audio webcasting in August 2008.
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Examiner Reader said:
Mayor Newsom is hardly a stranger to political power plays.
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turtle head said:
How in the world would it help make people healthy? If you don't know deep fried food makes you fat, you are likely fat because you are too stupid too be able to read.
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King of the Dynasty said:
Chris Daly endorses David Chiu in D#3. Voters need to remember that connection when they vote. Do we want more of the same political dysfunction?
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CRS said:
Sabatini states: "Moderates are looking to break the current progressive majority on the Board of Supervisors to give Mayor Gavin Newsom the four allies needed on the 11-member board to assure veto power on legislation." This is not particularly so. The mayor already has his veto power. Moderates are running with no reference to the mayor. They're running because they feel the need to bring some sanity and responsibility to the supes' side of the second floor, that's why. Andrew Ferguson
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Native San Franciscan said:
I sometimes wonder if Tom Ammiano isn't going to be happy until every restaurant in San Francisco is closed and either turned into a homeless shelter or crack house. So now were going to turn every restaurant menu into a document the size of the Tokyo phone book putting yet another cost on San Francisco restaurants in order to inform people of something they should take the individual responsibility to learn themselves. Why anybody whould want to own a restaurant in San Francisco with the current pinhead on the Board of Supervisors is beyone me.
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