National How refill stores are changing the way we can help reduce waste By Aya Diab The Associated Press Apr 8, 2026 Refilling a bottle instead of throwing it away has become a popular way for people to reduce waste — a small, tangible action in response to l…
Local News Featured San Mateo County announces Foodware Vendor Expo Daily Journal staff reportUpdated Aug 4, 2022 Business owners across San Mateo County, who will soon be expected to distribute only eco-friendly foodware, have been invited to a Foodware V…
National Pressure growing to remove PFAS from fast food wrappers By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Jun 1, 2022 BOSTON (AP) — Brenda Hampton first came across the toxic industrial compound PFAS after finding it was part of the cocktail of contaminants th…
State Anti-plastic waste initiative approved for California ballot Updated Apr 13, 2025 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California initiative that would require state regulators to reduce plastic waste has qualified for the November 2…
Local News Pacifica police make drug, gun bust Bay City News Service Aug 31, 2020 Pacifica police arrested a 31-year-old man this week on suspicion of possessing drugs for sale, being a parolee in possession of a loaded fire…
National Cream of Wheat, Mrs. Butterworth confront race in packaging By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Jun 18, 2020 Colgate, Cream of Wheat and Mrs. Butterworth are the latest brands reckoning with racially charged logos.
Health Impostor pot vapes flood California as health crisis expands By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press Sep 17, 2019 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A short walk from police headquarters in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, a cluster of bustling shops are openly selling …
Food With push from PETA, animal crackers bust out of their cages By DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Business WriterUpdated Aug 21, 2018 After more than a century behind bars, the beasts on boxes of animal crackers are roaming free.
Columnists Raging against straws By Jon MaysUpdated Aug 15, 2018 Seems that the latest environmental straw man is, in fact, straws. Bans of the little plastic things are just getting started and will be comi…
National Valentine condom campaign urges lovers to think of animals The Associated Press Feb 12, 2018 Â
