Daily Digest

A San Francisco Chronicle editorial missed the mark slightly on today’s bag ban amendment vote. The bottom line is that SF should strengthen their ban to include all retailers and incentivize consumers to bring their own bags. Read David Lewis’ OP-ED in yesterday’s Chronicle here. Plus, porpoises return to San Francisco Bay.

San Francisco Chronicle 12/6/2011
Any bag fee increase should be carefully weighed
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is set to vote today to outlaw plastic bags and to require merchants to charge 10 cents for customers who want paper bags. As a political matter, it’s a settled issue. What remains to be seen is whether the new ordinance will make a dime’s worth of difference in consumer behavior.
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KQED News 12/2/2011
After 60 Years, Porpoises Return to San Francisco Bay
Harbor porpoises haven’t been seen in San Francisco Bay for more than 60 years. But now, they’re coming back through the Golden Gate in growing numbers and researchers are trying to understand why they’re returning.
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