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Statewide Support Growing for Plastic Bag Ban

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2014
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Statewide Support Growing for Plastic Bag Ban

While the plastic bag industry has already launched its drive to put a referendum on the November 2016 ba ...

While the plastic bag industry has already launched its drive to put a referendum on the November 2016 ballot that would repeal SB 270, the supporters of the ban have lined up an impressive list of su ...

December 09, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Industry Launches Signature Drive to Stop Plastic Bag Ban

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 14, 2014
| (55) Comments

Industry Launches Signature Drive to Stop Plastic Bag Ban

The plastic bag industry has already launched its drive to put a referendum on the November 2016 ballot t ...

The plastic bag industry has already launched its drive to put a referendum on the November 2016 ballot that would repeal SB 270. They have contracted with the American Progressive Bag Alliance to gat ...

November 14, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Poll Finds Plastic Bag Ban Has Broad Support

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 04, 2014
| (21) Comments

Poll Finds Plastic Bag Ban Has Broad Support

At the end of September, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 270 into law, prohibiting grocery stores and phar ...

At the end of September, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 270 into law, prohibiting grocery stores and pharmacies from distributing single-use plastic bags after July 2015, and thus aligning state law w ...

November 04, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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California Becomes the First State to Pass Statewide Ban on Plastic Bags

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 01, 2014
| (85) Comments

California Becomes the First State to Pass Statewide Ban on Plastic Bags

Angry Davis residents can no longer threaten to drive to Woodland or Dixon to acquire plastic bags. A lit ...

Angry Davis residents can no longer threaten to drive to Woodland or Dixon to acquire plastic bags. A little over a month after it looked like a statewide ban had died in the Assembly, failing to over ...

October 01, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Senator Wolk Applauds New Law on Crisis Nurseries, Push for Action on Oil by Rail

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 30, 2014
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Senator Wolk Applauds New Law on Crisis Nurseries, Push for Action on Oil by Rail

Wolk applauds new law supporting crisis nurseries in Yolo, throughout state Governor signs bill to remov ...

Wolk applauds new law supporting crisis nurseries in Yolo, throughout state Governor signs bill to remove unnecessary restrictions driving up nurseries’ operation costs State Senator Lois Wolk (D-Dav ...

September 30, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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UPDATE: Statewide Plastic Bag Ban Passes Assembly with 44 Votes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 28, 2014
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UPDATE: Statewide Plastic Bag Ban Passes Assembly with 44 Votes

UPDATED STORY: The Assembly passed the statewide ban on single use plastic bags with 44 votes this mornin ...

UPDATED STORY: The Assembly passed the statewide ban on single use plastic bags with 44 votes this morning, after reaching an agreement with the United Food and Commercial Workers. The legislation ha ...

August 28, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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State Adopts $500 Penalty for Water Waste As UCD Study Warns Of Crippling Economic Hit

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 16, 2014
| (14) Comments

State Adopts $500 Penalty for Water Waste As UCD Study Warns Of Crippling Economic Hit

On Tuesday, the State Water Resources Control Board, in response to the ongoing severe drought took the u ...

On Tuesday, the State Water Resources Control Board, in response to the ongoing severe drought took the unprecedented step of approving “an emergency regulation to ensure water agencies, their custome ...

July 16, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Senator Wolk Attempts Legislation to Address Rail Accidents Involving Hazardous Materials

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2014
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Senator Wolk Attempts Legislation to Address Rail Accidents Involving Hazardous Materials

As the EIR on a proposal to transport crude oil through the heart of the Capitol Corridor to the Valero R ...

As the EIR on a proposal to transport crude oil through the heart of the Capitol Corridor to the Valero Refining Company in the City of Benicia was delayed from June 10 to June 17, Senator Lois Wolk, ...

June 17, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Senator Wolk Calls for Greater State Oversight of Crude Oil By Rail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 10, 2014
| (16) Comments

Senator Wolk Calls for Greater State Oversight of Crude Oil By Rail

Last week, Senator Lois Wolk called on legislators to support a proposal to strengthen the state’s railro ...

Last week, Senator Lois Wolk called on legislators to support a proposal to strengthen the state’s railroad safety inspection force, in light of the growing volume of crude oil shipments through heavi ...

June 10, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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League of Cities Supports Steinberg’s Cap-and-Trade Proposal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2014
| (3) Comments

League of Cities Supports Steinberg’s Cap-and-Trade Proposal

On Monday, two months after a speech that provoked a firestorm debate on the best way to move California’ ...

On Monday, two months after a speech that provoked a firestorm debate on the best way to move California’s climate strategy forward, California Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg presented a long-term in ...

April 15, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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State-Wide Plastic Bag Ban Revived

Posted by Michelle Millet
|Date: January 25, 2014
| (30) Comments

State-Wide Plastic Bag Ban Revived

by Michelle Millet After three unsuccessful attempts to regulate single-use carry-out grocery bags, a de ...

by Michelle Millet After three unsuccessful attempts to regulate single-use carry-out grocery bags, a deal appears to have been reached in the California legislature on a bill that would ban single-u ...

January 25, 2014
| by Michelle Millet

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Statewide Support Growing for Plastic Bag Ban

Statewide Support Growing for Plastic Bag Ban

Industry Launches Signature Drive to Stop Plastic Bag Ban

Industry Launches Signature Drive to Stop Plastic Bag Ban

Poll Finds Plastic Bag Ban Has Broad Support

Poll Finds Plastic Bag Ban Has Broad Support

California Becomes the First State to Pass Statewide Ban on Plastic Bags

California Becomes the First State to Pass Statewide Ban on Plastic Bags

UPDATE: Statewide Plastic Bag Ban Passes Assembly with 44 Votes

UPDATE: Statewide Plastic Bag Ban Passes Assembly with 44 Votes

State Adopts $500 Penalty for Water Waste As UCD Study Warns Of Crippling Economic Hit

State Adopts $500 Penalty for Water Waste As UCD Study Warns Of Crippling Economic Hit

Senator Wolk Attempts Legislation to Address Rail Accidents Involving Hazardous Materials

Senator Wolk Attempts Legislation to Address Rail Accidents Involving Hazardous Materials

Senator Wolk Calls for Greater State Oversight of Crude Oil By Rail

Senator Wolk Calls for Greater State Oversight of Crude Oil By Rail

League of Cities Supports Steinberg’s Cap-and-Trade Proposal

League of Cities Supports Steinberg’s Cap-and-Trade Proposal

State-Wide Plastic Bag Ban Revived

State-Wide Plastic Bag Ban Revived

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