okay assemblywoman rebecca bauer-kahan from orinda. thank you so much for your time. >> thank you. >> meals have a special meaning for many cultures, but next we'll introduce you to someone that's cooking to keep their heritage alive through meat pies but the month we want to highlight one asian culture that does not get a lot of attention in the western world. the uyghurs are central asians, a predominantly muslim turkic ethnic group living primarily in xinjiang in northwestern china. though they date back thousands of years, their rich culture and cuisine are largely unknown to americans. even here in the bay area. but now a bay area woman originally from urumqi is launching a culinary business with the goal of sharing her culture. joining us live right now is aaliyah arkin, founder of yildiz, a uyghur meat pie shop and andrew chow, co-founder of the boba chain boba guys, and you guys are coming to us from the boba guys location in fillmore or on fillmore street in san francisco. hey, aaliyah. hey, andrew. >> hi, kristen. >> hello. w

assembly member rebecca bauer-kahan of orinda is working on one of the two identical bills aiming toe are moving to 100% paper bags in grocery stores in 2026. >> she was inspired to ban the use of these thicker, reusable bags in grocery stores by her teenage son. >> we have our grocery store right on the creek and he started to notice that in our nature areas, the trash and the bags from our grocery store were ending up in our waterways. and we could see it. >> though the companies that make these plastic bags oppose this. the american recyclable plastic bag alliance says bans for stores and shoppers to switch to other products that are more expensive. with food prices continuing to climb from near record inflation, these increased costs will be passed along to consumers in the form of higher prices. if passed, shoppers will still have a paper option, but it will also cost about a dime and they'll have to be made out of mostly recycled material. in orinda, lena howland, abc seven news. >> warmer temperatures off the coast are creating fierce storms and dramatic coastal erosions. buil

as soon as 2026, assembly member rebecca bauer-kahan of orinda is working on one of the two identicalls, so the goal is to strengthen an existing ban that first took took effect ten years ago. but as you know, there's a loophole that allows grocery stores to sell thicker plastic bags, which are considered reusable. >> the reality is people are not really reusing them, so they're ending up as trash. >> lawmakers have until the end of august to pass one of the bills through each house. only one needs to pass in order to go to the governor for his signature. if passed, a paper bag made of mostly recycled material will cost you about $0.10. the companies that make the plastic bags are not a surprise against this idea. the american recyclable plastic bag alliance says bans for stores and shoppers to switch to other products that are more expensive with food prices continuing to climb from near record inflation, these increased costs will be passed along to consumers in the form of higher prices. and now it's your morning money report. now's a good time to stock up on items at your local wa

an all time high in 2021, with more than 230,000 tons thrown away statewide, assembly member rebecca bauer-kahaninda is working on one of the two identical bills aiming to change that. >> we are moving to 100% paper bags in grocery stores in 2026. >> she was inspired to ban the use of these thicker, reusable bags in grocery stores by her teenage son. >> we have our grocery store right on the creek and he started to notice that in our nature areas, the trash and the bags from our grocery store were ending up in our waterways, and we could see it. >> though the companies that make these plastic bags oppose this. the american recyclable plastic bag alliance says bans for stores and shoppers to switch to other products that are more expensive. with food prices continuing to climb from near record inflation, these increased costs will be passed along to consumers in the form of higher prices. if passed, shoppers will still have a paper option, but it will also cost about a dime and they'll have to be made out of mostly recycled material. in orinda, lena howland, abc seven news. >> lawmakers have unti

bay area assemblymember rebecca bauer-kahan is working on laws to ban the use of a deceased actor's image or voice for decades after they pass. >> we want to make sure every artist's likeness, voice, artistic expression, is protected so that things like this don't happen. so that, you know, you get consent to whether your voice is used or not. >> reporter: that consent, according to johansson, was not given. but the interest from openai to replicate her role in the 2013 movie "her" continued. in the movie, johansson plays an intuitive operating system that becomes a love interest of the main character. >> how's everything with you? >> pretty good actually. it's really nice to meet you. >> reporter: a concept openai's ceo sam altman appeared to reference in a may 13th tweet with the same title, "her." >> it's all about being fair with the owners of the features and intellectual property and talents. >> reporter: correcting the course, before it's too late. >> okay. so as you would expect, we are now seeing a lot of reaction on social media this morning. this is the post from steven ford wh

assembly member rebecca bauer-kahan of orinda is working on one of the two identical bills.o strengthen an existing ban that first took effect ten years ago. a loophole in that law allowed grocery stores to continue selling thicker plastic bags, which are considered to be reusable, at least 125 times. >> reality is, people are not really reusing them, so they're ending up as trash. >> lawmakers have until the end of august to pass one of the bills through through congress. only one needs to pass in order to go to the governor for his signature. if passed, a paper bag made of mostly recycled material will cost you about a dime. the companies that make the plastic bags are against this. the american recyclable plastic bag alliance says bans for stores and shoppers to switch to other products that are more expensive. with food prices continuing to climb from near record inflation, these increased costs will be passed along to consumers in the form of higher prices. >> new details in the middle school lunchtime brawl we first told you about yesterday novato police have arrested