San Francisco's Expanded Plastic Bag Ban Upheld by Court of Appeal

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted its current checkout bag ordinance in early 2012, in the face of opposition from a group representing plastic bag manufacturers - which threatened to sue.  The current ordinance expanded the scope of SF's original plastic bag ban that had applied only to supermarkets and large pharmacy chains to 1.) include every retailer and restaurant in the city and 2.) add a 10-cent charge for other checkout bags provided at the register.