COFFEE CRIMINALS

Berkeley voters have rejected a measure that would have banned the sale of brewed coffee that isn't made from the right kind of beans. The ballot measure would've made it a crime to sell brewed coffee that isn't made from politically correct beans. The PC java would have had to be made from certified fair trade, shade-grown or organic coffee. Measure O would have made it a crime punishable by up to six months in jail for anyone to sell the non-PC coffee. Fair trade means that growers received a fair price for their beans. The measure has been defeated. Seventy percent of voters said no. Opponents had called the proposal a misguided and heavy-handed effort that would have stifled consumer choice and created coffee criminals