Los Angeles County, like nearly all of California, is suffering from a drought. California is also a state known for its edgy environmental regulations, as it bans the commercial use of California-made WD-40, for instance. Los Angeles County follows in this tradition, in that it adopted an ordinance “banning single use plastic carryout bags at stores in the County unincorporated areas, while requiring they charge 10¢ for each paper carryout bag sold to a customer.”

When a state-wide plastic bag ban was enacted, voters revolted, putting a delay on enactment until the they can decide on its fate in November of next year.