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While the law allows for fines if stores do not comply, no violations have been issued.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/06/05/paper-bags-vs-plastic/\" target=\"_blank\">Are Paper Bags Really That Much Better Than Plastic\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> (KQED News Fix)\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“Work on the program at this point consists of a few weeks of data entry by entry-level staffers when the reports come in during the spring,” Oldfield said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, lawmakers renewed the law through 2020. But in doing so, they did not give the recycling department, known as CalRecycle, more authority or money to improve oversight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least four other states, including New York and Delaware, have enacted statewide recycling programs to prevent plastic waste. 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Without verifying the stores’ totals, it’s impossible to say how much was from bags, plastic film or general garbage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mark Murray, executive director of Californians Against Waste, said his group has not pushed CalRecycle to update recycling rates because he does not want to take resources from more effective programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m not sure having state bean-counters counting recycling that’s not happening is all that useful,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Murray credited the law with increasing recycling of commercial plastic film stores previously discarded, but said it has failed to significantly affect how many shopping bags are recycled. He faulted the plastics industry for not doing enough public outreach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plastics industry officials say they fulfilled their role by creating the bins, signs and other educational materials. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116367\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/29/116349/Half-Moon-Bay-Mavericks-Khosla-Martins-Beach/mavericks_surf_contest_2010a/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-116367\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116367\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/Mavericks_Surf_Contest_2010a-e1383089187432.jpg\" alt=\"From the 2010 Mavericks surf contest (Jacobovs / Wikimedia Commons\" width=\"640\" height=\"458\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From the 2010 Mavericks surf contest (Jacobovs / Wikimedia Commons)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Half Moon Bay is always in the news around this time of year, what with all those giant gourds demanding attention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the past few days and going into this weekend, the area has been drawing scrutiny for some big waves, literally and figuratively: The world's top surfers could convene at HMB for the \u003ca href=\"http://mavericksinvitational.com/\">Mavericks' contest\u003c/a>, which might be as early as Friday. And last week Silicon Valley venture capitalist Vinod Khosla won a round in his controversial fight to block the public from walking or driving to \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Surfers-lose-fight-to-access-Half-Moon-Bay-beach-4926919.php\">Martins Beach\u003c/a>, just south of Half Moon Bay. Before Khosla purchased the property in 2008, the beach had been popular with surfers, fishermen and picnickers for decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003cstrong>The judge's ruling skirts the fundamental conflict between the rights of private property owners and the rights of Californians to access the shoreline.\u003c/strong> \u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The 2013-14 Body Glove Mavericks Invitational, held about a half-mile off Pillar Point, takes place when waves higher than 30 feet break at regular intervals, with good visibility and low winds. But all those conditions must be met, so even though the contest window opens Nov. 1, it could be months before the contest happens (the window closes March 31).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the two-dozen elite competitors expected to attend is Brazilian Carlos Burle, who on Monday was reported to have possibly \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-watch-surfer-big-wave-portugal-guinness-record-20131029,0,4378709.htmlstory#axzz2j9bLKlRa\">surfed the world's biggest wave\u003c/a> off the coast of Portugal. Preliminary estimates put his wave at about 100 feet. (The current record is a 78-foot wave surfed in 2011, also off the coast of Portugal.) Other surfers at Mavericks this year include 2012-13 Mavericks winner Peter Mel, of Santa Cruz, and 2009-10 winner Chris Bertish, of South Africa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking of surfers, San Mateo County Superior Court Gerald Buchwald ruled against a group of surfers called Friends of Martin’s Beach, in Khosla's favor, saying that the history of the property as a mid-19th century land grant predates the creation of the state of California, and preempts the California Constitution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->The \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_24380282/vinod-khosla-wins-key-martins-beach-battle\">Mercury News\u003c/a> explained the ruling:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The judge's ruling skirts the fundamental conflict between the rights of private property owners and the rights of Californians to access the shoreline. Instead, Buchwald rooted his decision in the land's history during the mid-19th century. Since there was no public easement attached to the property at the time the United States acquired California from Mexico, the judge reasoned, the question of whether the California Constitution now guarantees access to the beach is immaterial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The original owner of the property was Jose Maria Alviso, who received a provisional land grant from the Mexican government in the late 1830s. He later transferred the property to his brother, Jose Antonio Alviso, whose rights to the property were upheld under the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which settled the Mexican-American War. The U.S. government challenged Alviso's land patent, but the Supreme Court confirmed Alviso's ownership in 1859.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All that complicated history led Buchwald to a basic conclusion: The nation's high court exempted this property from the full reach of California law.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The Friends plan to appeal. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_113937\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/10/04/solano-county-fire-spreads-smoke-over-bay-area/sfsmoke/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-113937\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-113937\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/10/sfsmoke-e1380928720491.jpg\" alt=\"Heavy smoke as seen Friday afternoon in San Francisco. The source of the plume is a wind-driven wildfire in Solano County (David He via Berkeleyside). \" width=\"640\" height=\"288\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heavy smoke as seen Friday afternoon in San Francisco. The source of the plume: a wind-driven wildfire in Solano County (David He via \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/10/04/solano-county-fire-blankets-berkeley-with-smoke/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>).\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bay Area air officials have issued a smoke advisory because of a large grass fire burning near the Solano County town of Suisun City, about 40 miles northeast of downtown San Francisco. Cal Fire says the blaze, which has been dubbed the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BranscombeFire&src=hash\" target=\"_blank\">Branscombe Fire\u003c/a>, has consumed about 1,000 acres and is 70 percent contained. Residents throughout the Bay Area are reporting heavy smoke in the air — a repeat of last night's experience when a wind-driven fire near Lake Berryessa in Napa County spread a plume of smoke over the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check current air quality through the \u003ca href=\"http://www.baaqmd.gov/The-Air-District/AQ-Ratings.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Bay Area Air Quality Management District\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://sparetheair.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Spare the Air\u003c/a>. 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Call your doctor if your symptoms worsen.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you have heart or lung disease, if you are an older adult, or if you have children, talk with your doctor about whether and when you should leave the area.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The Solano County fire broke out as the Bay Area continues under a National Weather Service \u003ca href=\"http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=mtr&wwa=red%20flag%20warning\" target=\"_blank\">Red Flag Warning\u003c/a>. 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