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Marin Institute
Head of SF Budget Committee Calls for Alcohol Impact Fee Program to Fund Essential Services
June 28th, 2009
Not surprisingly, San Francisco may soon consider an alcohol mitigation fee to fund essential health and criminal justice costs. "The impact of alcohol consumption in San Francisco costs millions of dollars to the City and County," said Supervisor John Avalos, Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee of San Francisco. "San Francisco alone should no longer suffer the costs of unmitigated alcohol harm." Marin Institute, the alcohol industry watchdog organization, has estimated over $8 billion annually in harm to the various governing agencies of California. "San Francisco's share alone is at least $175 million in unmitigated alcohol-related program...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-06-28)
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