Get it? On hold? Anyway, a plan to ban plastic bags in the city of Berkeley faces serious delays after the Coalition to Save the Plastic Bag raised a stink. "A ban on plastic bags will not be approved anytime this year, city officials said this week," reports The Daily Cal. "What originally appeared to be a simple way for the city to become more green has become increasingly complicated over the last five years, as some environmentalists question the benefits of using paper over plastic, and opponents of the ban look to stall progress through a number of lawsuits." more ›

Not that we compare ourselves to San Jose that often, but our neighbor to the south has just become the largest city in the country to ban plastic grocery bags. We've been plastic-free at major grocery chains in the city for awhile now, but as the Weekly points out San Jose's 10-cent fee for paper makes more sense than our own legislation that allows us to double-bag with reckless abandon. more ›

You know that not-so crazy plastic bag ban spearheaded by San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi? Well, openly Republican (heh) Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger now also supports the eco-intelligent ban. So, you know, kudos to you, Mirkarimi. more ›

Screw landfill reduction. Pink Plastic Bag Mafia forever! more ›

We already decided to only leave the house for essentials this weekend, like liquor and toothpaste, so we were thrilled to stumble upon one last 'best of' list for 2007. Craftster, the hub for all things handmade has compiled the most comprehensive list of the best craft projects from 2007. A bonus of this forum-based site is that most crafters post step-by-step instructions and photos for making the projects they list. We're bookmarking this for a little DIY inspiration in 2008. more ›

This week ended with the launch of the seventh and final Harry Potter installation. But while the world was consumed with Pottermania, it's important to remember that there were more serious things going on in the world, too - two of them in -Ist cities. more ›

In honor of SFist Jon's recent karaoke catastrophe caught on tape, we, the arbiters of good taste at SFist, present you with the Backstreet Plastic Bag Boys' brazilliant idea for what to do with all of your old plastic bags. The video starts off a little slow, and kind of uncomfortable, but we were seriously dying when we first saw this. YouTube commenter ChuckNO says it all: "The Guy In the Foot Locker bag is SEXY!" more ›