Catherine Blakespear – California Globe

Enviro Grift: California Lawmakers Pass Ban on ‘Reusable’ Plastic Grocery Bags

September 2, 2024 7:34 amSeptember 2, 2024 7:34 am

After forcing California grocery shoppers into “reusable” plastic bags at .10 cents a piece, flighty lawmakers have voted to ban them outright. California lawmakers have voted to do away with reusable plastic bags – again. Assembly Bill 2236 and Senate...

Two Grocery Store Plastic Bag Ban Bills Pass Final Floor Votes, Move To Governor’s Desk

August 31, 2024 2:45 amAugust 31, 2024 2:46 am

Two bills aimed at banning all plastic bags from grocery stores and other retail stores moved ahead in both the Senate and Assembly respectively on Thursday and Friday, with both bills each passing with votes split across party lines once...

Two Grocery Store Plastic Bag Bills Pass Senate, Assembly Respectively

May 23, 2024 9:59 amMay 23, 2024 9:59 am

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...

Paper V. Plastic

April 20, 2024 2:45 amApril 20, 2024 2:46 am

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...

Plastic Ban Bill Passes Senate Committee

April 19, 2024 2:45 amApril 19, 2024 2:46 am

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...

Bipartisan Bill to Ban Homeless Encampments Rejected By Senate Public Safety Comm.

April 17, 2024 12:11 pmApril 17, 2024 12:11 pm

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...

Bill to Ban Use Of Disposable Cups At Restaurants Introduced in CA Senate

February 15, 2024 5:21 pmFebruary 15, 2024 5:21 pm

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...