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Voters in Berkeley, Calif. approved a tax on soda and other sugary drinks, while a similar proposal aimed at reducing obesity and diabetes in San Francisco fell short of a higher bar for passage.

The Berkeley initiative, which required a simple majority to enact a 1-cent-per-ounce tax, was approved by 75% of voters with 32% of precincts reporting, according to the Associated Press. San Francisco’s measure to impose a 2-cents-per-ounce tax was backed by 55% of voters, but required a two-thirds vote to pass.

“San Franciscans have made it clear that they can decide for themselves what to eat and drink,” Roger Salazar, a spokesman for the campaign to defeat the two measures, said in a statement. “Voters know that a new tax on beverages like juice drinks and soda would have driven up grocery prices.”

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