Manhattan Beach and Palo Alto have much in common: Both California cities are small-ish and well-heeled, and as of today have been sued for their respective bans on plastic bags.
Palo Alto Online is reporting that the Save the Plastic Bag Coalition filed suit Tuesday against the city over its ban Tuesday, two months after a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge favored the Coalition in a similar suit against Manhattan Beach.
The complaint against Palo Alto looks pretty similar to the Coalition's issue with Manhattan Beach, chiefly that both cities should have fully studied the possible environmental consequences of such a ban.
There are some other similarities here: Like Manhattan Beach, Palo Alto approved the ban last month amid near promises of a lawsuit from the Coalition. Also, Palo Alto's attorneys thought the ban has a good chance of withstanding the suit, a sentiment Manhattan Beach shared at one time.
We'll soon see how a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge feels.
Meantime, Manhattan Beach is appealing its ruling, while also lending support to state legislation that would push people to use reusable bags and hoping to piggyback on a Los Angeles County study of the environmental consequences of banning plastic bags.
Palo Alto Online is reporting that the Save the Plastic Bag Coalition filed suit Tuesday against the city over its ban Tuesday, two months after a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge favored the Coalition in a similar suit against Manhattan Beach.
The complaint against Palo Alto looks pretty similar to the Coalition's issue with Manhattan Beach, chiefly that both cities should have fully studied the possible environmental consequences of such a ban.
There are some other similarities here: Like Manhattan Beach, Palo Alto approved the ban last month amid near promises of a lawsuit from the Coalition. Also, Palo Alto's attorneys thought the ban has a good chance of withstanding the suit, a sentiment Manhattan Beach shared at one time.
We'll soon see how a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge feels.
Meantime, Manhattan Beach is appealing its ruling, while also lending support to state legislation that would push people to use reusable bags and hoping to piggyback on a Los Angeles County study of the environmental consequences of banning plastic bags.
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