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Marin County Poised To Approve Plastic Bag Ban
SAN RAFAEL (KCBS) – Marin County was poised to become the next Bay Area jurisdiction to ban plastic bags. The proposed ordinance would also impose a service charge on the use of each paper bag. KCBS’...
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Safeway To Open 6 New Bay Area Stores
PLEASANTON (AP) ― The national grocery chain Safeway Inc. said an upcoming expansion in the western United States will focus primarily on the Bay Area, with six sites already selected. Safeway...
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San Jose Proposal Would Limit Which Stores Can Sell Alcohol
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – San Jose city planners have proposed a plan that would put a limit on new liquor licenses. While liquor licenses are controlled by the state, they are doled out by cities. In San...
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San Jose Program Seen As Model In Protecting Latino Grocery Workers
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – There’s a new effort underway in San Jose to protect workers at Latino grocery stores with a first-of-its-kind program which may become a national model for workplace safety in the...
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Bay Area Teen Takes Innovative Approach To Helping The Hungry
LOS GATOS (KCBS) – A Bay Area teenager, who has figured out a unique way to feed thousands of hungry people in Silicon Valley, is now expanding his innovative program to San Francisco. It’s called...
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How To Save Money On A Trip To Europe
(credit: Thinkstock) Despite rising costs in airfare and the value of the dollar still low versus the Euro, a trip to Europe can still be enjoyed without breaking the bank. By picking the right time to...
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California Becomes 1st State To Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed the nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery and convenience stores, driven to action by pollution in streets and...
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Dates On Food: What Do They Actually Mean?
An advocacy group says those dates are confusing and many consumers are tossing out good food and money because of it.
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Frozen Burritos Recalled For Possible Listeria Contamination
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — More than 252,000 pounds of frozen burritos are being recalled because of possible listeria contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Saturday announced the Green...
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Watchdog Group: Nation’s Largest Supermarkets Fall Short On Food Recalls
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A consumer watchdog group is sounding an alarm over the food recall policies of the nation’s largest supermarket chains. In a 32-page report released Wednesday, the non-profit...
View ArticleCoronavirus Update: Safeway, Whole Foods Join Move To Launch Senior Shopping...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Safeway and Whole Foods joined the growing number of Northern California grocery chains announcing special hours allowing seniors to shop so they can buy their needed food and...
View ArticleFoodMaxx, Lucky, Save Mart Supermarkets Establish Hours For Coronavirus First...
(CBS SF) – Save Mart, Lucky and FoodMaxx grocery stores will open their doors one hour early and one hour later for first responders starting on Thursday, according to store officials. The...
View ArticleBetter Together: Help SF Food Truck Vendors Feed Grocery Store Workers and...
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Off the Grid, San Francisco’s largest gathering of food trucks, is launching a campaign to provide free meals to grocery store workers. The Grocery Employees Meal Fund is...
View ArticleBerkeley Approves ‘Healthy Checkout Ordinance’ Banning Junk Food Sales By...
BERKELEY (KPIX 5) — Nearly six years after voters approved a tax on soda, Berkeley officials approved banning unhealthy food from being sold at checkout aisles at most grocery stores. “Last Night, the...
View ArticleCOVID: San Jose Council Approves $3/Hour Hazard Pay For Workers At Large...
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – Grocery store employees in San Jose will be getting a $3 per hour boost in hazard pay, but it will be about two months before they see a change in their paychecks. On Tuesday, the...
View ArticleCOVID Vaccines: San Mateo County Expanding Eligibility To Teachers, First...
SAN MATEO COUNTY (CBS SF) – Health officials in San Mateo County announced plans to expand COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to certain essential workers later this month. Educators, childcare workers...
View ArticleCOVID: Santa Clara Supervisors Approve $5/Hour Grocery Worker Hazard Pay
SANTA CLARA COUNTY (BCN) – Hazard pay for some essential workers is coming to unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County in 30 days. On Tuesday, the county Board of Supervisors voted to temporarily...
View ArticleCOVID: Daly City Approves $5/Hour Hazard Pay For Workers At Large Grocery,...
DALY CITY (BCN) – Daly City’s City Council voted this week to establish hazard pay for certain grocery and drug store workers at $5 per hour. The City Council joins a handful of cities in San Mateo...
View ArticleCalifornia Grocers Association Sues Over Grocery Hazard Pay Ordinances In...
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – A trade group representing California grocery stores has filed lawsuits against San Jose and Daly City after requiring large grocers to offer hazard pay to employees during the...
View ArticleCOVID: Redwood City Latest In Bay Area To Approve $5/Hour Grocery Worker...
REDWOOD CITY (BCN) – Redwood City’s City Council on Monday night voted to require large grocery stores and drugstores to pay their workers an additional $5 per hour in hazard pay. An urgency ordinance...
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