http://kalw.org en http://kalw.org/post/nanny-state-richmonds-mayor-not-afraid-take-big-sugar-0 <p></p><p>Sixteen percent of <a href="http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0660620.html">people in Richmond</a> live below the poverty line. The city has the <a href="http://cchealth.org/health-data/hospital-council/2010/pdf/35_diabetes.pdf">highest rate of diabetes</a> deaths in Contra Costa County. But it also has one of the nation’s most progressive mayors, Mayor Gayle McLaughlin.</p> Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:23:44 +0000 Isaac Silk 16641 at http://kalw.org The Nanny State: Richmond's mayor not afraid to take on 'Big Sugar'