Senator Ben Allen – California Globe

Not All Product Bans Made it to the Governor’s Desk

September 16, 2019 8:54 amSeptember 16, 2019 12:51 pm

‘It’s not about animal welfare, it’s about animal use’ First California legislators came for our cigarettes, and banned smoking indoors and in public parks. Then they banned plastic bags, foie gras and shark fin soup. Next they banned styrofoam...

‘The Future of California’s Quality of Life is at Stake’ Unless Plastic Packaging Is Banned

August 14, 2019 2:43 pmAugust 15, 2019 1:27 pm

‘Simply put, tracking individual products from cradle to grave would be a logistical nightmare – if not impossible – and would substantially increase the cost of goods.’ First California legislators came for our cigarettes, and banned smoking indoors and in...

Lawmakers Say California is Being Overrun with Plastic Litter

May 30, 2019 1:53 pmMay 31, 2019 5:51 pm

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D- San Diego) and Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) both have bills proposing to phase out single-use plastic containers by 2030. In the Assembly Thursday, Gonzalez warned that recycling plastic containers “is a huge cost to local...