On November 8, 2016, four jurisdictions in California and Colorado approved “soda taxes” through ballot measure. San Francisco, Oakland, and Albany, CA each approved “soda taxes” in the amount of one-cent per ounce. Boulder, CO approved a tax in the amount of two-cents per ounce. On November 10, 2016, the County Board in Cook County, IL (which includes Chicago) approved a tax in the amount of one-cent per ounce. It should be noted that Chicago, IL has imposed a 3% soft drink tax since 1993. These jurisdictions join Berkeley, CA and Philadelphia, PA, which have also adopted soda taxes.