Jul 31 - Mountain View Collects Public Input on Bag Ban Tonight

Calling all Mountain View businesses and residents...tonight the city is asking for your opinion on a proposed plastic bag ban.

The meeting starts at 7 pm at City Hall (500 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA).

The City is joining San Mateo County and other jurisdictions in a regional environmental impact analysis and proposed plastic bag ban with a paper bag charge in all retail stores. Comments on the analysis are due August 6.

Read an opinion piece from a Mountain View resident.

Support a statewide proposal to ban plastic bags in grocery and convenience stores across CA--the bill will be heard again in August.

Lanh Nguyen