Plastic Bag Ban in Oakland? Letter to Jane Brunner

From the San Francisco Chronicle, June 27, 2007:
A measure to ban plastic bags from grocery stores and other large retailers in Oakland was unanimously passed by a key City Council committee Tuesday.
The measure, which is very similar to a ban adopted in San Francisco, will be sent on to the full council next week and if approved will take effect in August.
I’m not just keeping my fingers crossed. Here’s my letter to my city councilmember, Jane Brunner today:
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:46:11 -0700 (PDT) From: “Beth Terry” Subject: plastic recycling in Oakland To: “Jane Brunner” <jbrunner@oaklandnet.com>
Dear Councilmember Brunner,
I have 2 reasons for writing:
1) I read in the San Francisco Chronicle that on Tuesday an Oakland City Council committee unanimously passed a measure to ban plastic bags from grocery stores and other large retailers. The article says that the measure will be sent on to the… Read the rest