The Sacramento Stupidity was on full display this week as Newsom signed yet another law aimed at restricting use of plastic.  The last plastic grocery bag ban had a "loophole" that still allowed the heavier "reusable" bags but, guess what, not enough people are reusing them so they must be outlawed.  Who could possibly have foreseen that?  "Once plastic bags are outlawed, only outlaws will have plastic bags".  Coupled with Bonta's idiotic suit against ExxonMobil for making something that is a necessity in life.  As the WSJ notes:

The company’s alleged deception supposedly caused California lawmakers in 1989 to pass legislation forcing cities to set up recycling programs “that required mandatory participation by all residents.”

In other words, it is Exxon’s fault that Californians must place plastic waste into separate trash containers even though most of it doesn’t actually get recycled. Mr. Bonta claims that Exxon has “wrongly convinced consumers that plastics separated for recycling would actually be recycled,” though, notably, the state hasn’t repealed that law.

Nor has Sacramento repealed the CRV.  Duping lawmakers seems pretty easy. 
The memorial to thicker plastic bags will live on in my car's trunk for years.  "Thank you for your service".