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A decade ago, California banned the sale of rinse-off products, like face scrubs and shampoos, containing plastic microbeads. Leave-on personal care and cleaning products were excluded.

But that could soon change if Assembly Bill 823 is signed into law.

The proposal, introduced earlier this year by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, D-Encinitas, has successfully been making its way through state Senate committees, following approval in June by the Assembly. The Senate Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing to consider the bill later this month.

A donation drive at Dewey Elementary School is helping families stock up on school supplies and backpacks ahead of the upcoming school year.

By 2029, eyeshadows, nail polishes and other cosmetics that shimmer and shine from plastic glitter could be banned in California.

In the latest push to curb the prevalence of microplastics in the environment, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a first-in-the-nation bill that would ban the sale of personal care products that contain plastic glitter or plastic microbeads.

June 5, 2025 – The California Assembly on Wednesday passed a $15-a-month broadband affordability bill by a vote of 52–17.

The California Affordable Home Internet Act, introduced by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, D-Encinitas, will now head to the state Senate, which is currently dominated by Democrats, who hold 30 of the chamber’s 40 seats.