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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
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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
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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
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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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My View II: Did City Violate Our Right to Get Free Plastic Bags?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 13, 2014
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My View II: Did City Violate Our Right to Get Free Plastic Bags?

Every so often I get tickled by things stated in letters to the editor. The recent one complains about “f ...

Every so often I get tickled by things stated in letters to the editor. The recent one complains about “freedoms” being “whittled away.” In a short but sweet letter the writer opines, “This recent pla ...

September 13, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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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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Commentary: A Bagless Week in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 08, 2014
| (180) Comments

Commentary: A Bagless Week in Davis

A little over a year ago, I went on a late night run for snacks and drinks in San Luis Obispo. When we go ...

A little over a year ago, I went on a late night run for snacks and drinks in San Luis Obispo. When we got to the part about whether I wanted a bag, I was about to say yes when the cashier noted it wa ...

July 08, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Doing Things the Davis Way, The Hard Way

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Doing Things the Davis Way, The Hard Way

On Friday, we went to the PayPal Campus in San Jose for a seminar on internet marketing. What amazed me w ...

On Friday, we went to the PayPal Campus in San Jose for a seminar on internet marketing. What amazed me was the size of the facility. It had the look and layout more of a college campus than what you ...

June 29, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Reusing Plastic Bags

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2014
| (21) Comments

Commentary: Reusing Plastic Bags

The city council has implemented an ordinance on the use of plastic bags that will take effect on July 1. ...

The city council has implemented an ordinance on the use of plastic bags that will take effect on July 1. Davis Enterprise columnist Bob Dunning has opposed the city’s single-use plastic bag ordinance ...

June 11, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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City Prepares for Implementation of Single-Use Bag Ordinance

Posted by Michelle Millet
|Date: March 06, 2014
| (25) Comments

City Prepares for Implementation of Single-Use Bag Ordinance

by Michelle Millet On November 12 of last year city council passed an ordinance that regulates the distri ...

by Michelle Millet On November 12 of last year city council passed an ordinance that regulates the distribution of single-use bags by local businesses. The purpose of the ordinance is to reduce the d ...

March 06, 2014
| by Michelle Millet

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Study Shows Benefits of Plastic Bag Bans As Davis’ Ban is Set to Start July 1

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 21, 2014
| (34) Comments

Study Shows Benefits of Plastic Bag Bans As Davis’ Ban is Set to Start July 1

The city of Davis has put out a single-use carryout bag ordinance page in advance of the ordinance that w ...

The city of Davis has put out a single-use carryout bag ordinance page in advance of the ordinance that was passed on November 12, 2013, and which will go into effect July 1, 2014. As the city explain ...

February 21, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Forget the Rubric, the Real Issue Is Measure J

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COURT WATCH: Accused’s Alleged ‘Pan’ Attack Leads to Denied Release Despite Stable Housing and Active Mental Health Needs

Sunday Commentary: Will the Rubric Be Helpful or Harmful to City’s Ability to Produce Housing?

Parents Stripped of Custody by California Family Courts File Federal Lawsuit

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

My View II: Did City Violate Our Right to Get Free Plastic Bags?

My View II: Did City Violate Our Right to Get Free Plastic Bags?

UPDATE: Statewide Plastic Bag Ban Passes Assembly with 44 Votes

UPDATE: Statewide Plastic Bag Ban Passes Assembly with 44 Votes

Commentary: A Bagless Week in Davis

Commentary: A Bagless Week in Davis

Sunday Commentary: Doing Things the Davis Way, The Hard Way

Sunday Commentary: Doing Things the Davis Way, The Hard Way

Commentary: Reusing Plastic Bags

Commentary: Reusing Plastic Bags

City Prepares for Implementation of Single-Use Bag Ordinance

City Prepares for Implementation of Single-Use Bag Ordinance

Study Shows Benefits of Plastic Bag Bans As Davis’ Ban is Set to Start July 1

Study Shows Benefits of Plastic Bag Bans As Davis’ Ban is Set to Start July 1

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