Two bills aimed at banning all plastic bags from grocery stores and other stores moved ahead in both the Senate and Assembly respectively on Tuesday, with both bills each passing with votes split across party lines. Senate Bill 1053, authored...
With two bills in the legislature threatening to ban plastic bags for good….again…The Globe spoke with grocery store managers on just how the ban would effect them. For the past several decades, California has gone back and forth between using...
A bill aimed at banning all plastic bags from grocery stores and other stores moved ahead in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee on Wednesday with a 5-2 vote split across party lines. Senate Bill 1053, authored by Senator Catherine Blakespear...
A bipartisan bill that would have banned homeless encampments from many public areas across the state for reasons of safety was voted down in the Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday in a 1-3 vote with 1 abstention. Senate Bill...
A bill to end the usage of disposable plastic or paper cups at some restaurants was introduced to the Senate on Wednesday, becoming the latest bill this year to cut back or ban disposable plastic or paper product usage. Senate...
Two new bills that would ban all plastic bags from grocery stores and other stores were unveiled on Thursday, potentially marking the complete end of all plastic bags in stores. Assembly Bill 2236 and Senate Bill 1053, authored by Assemblywoman...
A new bipartisan bill to ban homeless encampments from many public areas across the state was introduced in the Senate this week, with Republicans and Democrats coming together. Senate Bill 1011, jointly authored by Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) and Senator...