Ban or No Ban: The Debate over Plastic Bags in LA

Will Los Angeles follow San Francisco's lead and become California's second major city to adopt a plastic bag ban? After some initial progress, the measure seems to have hit a wall: a vote by the LA County Board of Supervisors to determine whether disposable plastic bags should be taxed or outright banned has been cast into doubt after the supervisors made a last-minute decision to water down some of the pollution plan's key provisions.

Several local environmental groups are urging supporters to attend a rally at noon to protest the supervisors' decision to back down on the measure and to advocate for a complete ban.