"Our Concern is People Will Buy Less Sodas" | KQED's What's Your Story? | October 12, 2012 by KQED published on 2012-10-12T19:04:12Z At the La Flor de Jalisco Market on 21st and MacDonald Street in Richmond, resident and manager Dionicio Arechiga says he's against Measure N, the proposed tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in Richmond. "Right now I’m working at La Flor de Jalisco Market. It’s on 21st and MacDonald Street. We sell a bunch of groceries. The majority of clientele is Mexican people. Our sales are pretty decent. We make enough money for the size of the store that we have. Our biggest sales come from the deli and the sodas, because we have a burrito truck outside. If this tax passes our concern is that people will buy less sodas. We do not sell alcohol here. We also do not sell tobacco or lotto tickets. So if the soda tax hurts us on that side than we might have to look for other markets and probably sell liquor and beer, and that not gonna help Richmond out." Genre Radio
