Paper please: California voters approve plastic bag ban
SAN FRANCISCO — California’s ban on single-use plastic carryout bags will stay in effect after voters narrowly approved the policy, according to preliminary results Thursday.
Plastic bag industry supporters placed Proposition 67 on Tuesday’s ballot hoping there wouldn’t be enough voter support to keep a ban approved by the state Legislature two years ago. The measure was approved by 52 percent of voters.
Environmental groups and other critics say the issue was put on the ballot to confuse voters.