Blakespear’s bill to stop plastic bags passes committee
REGION — A bill written by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to ban plastic bags at grocery store checkouts passed the Senate Environmental Quality Committee Wednesday....
Plastic Bag Ban
How’s the plastic bag ban working?
A year ago, California voters approved the ban of single-use plastic grocery bags....
O’side approves single-use plastic bag ban, shoppers voice support
Oceanside gave final approval to a single-use plastic bag ban on Aug. 24. It prohibits stores from distributing plastic bags to customers to carry out...
Oceanside joins the bag ban bandwagon
After a failed attempt to pass a ban on single-use plastic bags in October 2015, and 45 community education workshops, Oceanside approved the introduction of...
Plastic bag ban reintroduced
A ban on single-use plastic bags in the county’s smallest city is now expected to take effect around June 16, about two months later than...
Plastic bag ban repeal: An irrelevant vote?
What if California voters repealed a law, but it remained the law anyway?...
No council vote on support for a state bag ban
Councilwoman Esther Sanchez shared her support for a state single-use plastic bag ban that will be on the November ballot, but fellow council members did...
Oceanside’s plastic bag ban efforts taking root
Oceanside’ Green Team is on a mission to share information on the environmental harm of single-use plastic bags and how the city can reduce their...
Outreach for bag ban getting under way
With the first reading of an ordinance to ban single-use plastic bags scheduled to go before the City Council in about a month, the group...
Oceanside postpones plastic bag ban
Oceanside City Council said “not now” to implementing a single-use plastic bag ban on Oct. 21....
First phase of plastic bag ban starts April 10
ENCINITAS — If you’re doing grocery shopping in Encinitas after April 10, remember to BYOB — Bring Your Own Bag. April 10 is the day...
Encinitas moves forward with local plastic bag ban ordinance
ENCINITAS — The City Council opted last week to place the fate of a plastic bag ban in local hands, rather than those of state...
Encinitas closer to voting on plastic bag ban ordinance
ENCINITAS — A potential ban of single-use plastic bags has been on the table for a while, but recently became more of a priority....
Online petition to ban bags gaining attention
OCEANSIDE — An online petition for a plastic bag ban in Oceanside has gained a lot of attention, but Councilmen Jerry Kern and Jack Feller...
