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As the final days of 2025 are counted down, new laws loom in California, taking effect Jan. 1. From a minimum wage increase to a ban on plastic grocery bags to a new ingredient for tortillas, ...

A notice at a checkout stand at Grocery Outlet in Santa Barbara alerts shoppers that plastic bags will no longer be offered starting Jan. 1. The state is expanding its ban on single-use plastic bags ...