EnvironmentCalifornia Voters Will Decide Fate Of Plastic BagsOctober 28, 2016 | Amy QuintonPlastic bag manufacturers have placed Propositions 67 and 65 on November's ballot in hopes of keeping their product in the nation's largest market. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
What’s In The Calif. Bag Fee For The Environment? Opponents: ‘Not One Penny’October 3, 2016 | Chris NicholsThe No on 67 campaign says Proposition 67's mandatory 10-cent charge on bags would be a tax and won't go toward funding environmental protections. Is the claim accurate? Does any money from the charge go to environmental causes? Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentBag Ban Approved For Sacramento CountyApril 26, 2016 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento County Board of Supervisors has approved a partial ban on single-use plastic bags.
State GovernmentPlastic Industry's Unusual Strategy Against California's Bag BanDecember 9, 2015 | Ben BradfordCalifornians could see two plastic bag measures on next November’s ballot. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Little Bags Left Out Of Big Bag OrdinanceSeptember 8, 2015 | Bob MoffittThe City of Sacramento wants to change an ordinance that would ban plastic grocery bags starting next year because the new law does not make it clear that small bags are exempt. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCapitol Round-Up: Plastic Bag Ban, Cell Phone 'Kill Switch, And Sexual Assault PoliciesAugust 25, 2014 | Ben Adler | Katie OrrGov. Jerry Brown signed the cell phone "kill switch" bill while lawmakers rejected a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags on a busy Monday at the state Capitol.
State GovernmentCalifornia Appropriations Committees Run Through A Range Of BillsAugust 14, 2014 | Max PringleCalifornia legislative committees ran through bills Thursday ranging from plastic-bag use to medical marijuana. (UPDATED: 5:40 p.m.)
