But Najarian said the need to address the drought outweighs worries about artificial turf, such as contaminating soil. There are plenty of other options for reducing front lawn water use ...

Artificial turf will be illegal to install in Millbrae for another year as the City Council awaits the results of a study regarding public health, specifically toxicity and water runoff.

But a ban would likely impact the San Jose Earthquakes' plan to build artificial turf field at the county fairgrounds. In August, supervisors postponed a vote on whether or not to approve a ban or ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law last year a bill that lifted the blanket ban on local rules on artificial turf. Since then, Millbrae made permanent a 2021 moratorium on fake grass installation.

The potential 3-year ban would allow for a state study of the environmental and health effects of synthetic turf fields. There is a price to be paid whenever Ben Grassi plays soccer on synthetic ...

Sunnyvale chose to use artificial turf instead of natural grass at several parks in an effort to reduce field maintenance costs, conserve and save money on water and eliminate the use of other ...

The city plans to hold a morning workshop Aug. 2 to discuss its ban on artificial turf in front yards. That ban was put in place three years ago when the city amended its landscaping code. ...

As Santa Clara County supervisors consider a proposed artificial turf ban on county-owned land, parents and activists are pointing to the disposal of a local high school’s old field to highlight ...

Proposed artificial turf ban gains ground in CT By Jack Kramer , CTNewsJunkie.com Updated Feb 18, 2019 9:56 a.m. Workers with Field Turf remove the old artificial turf from Norwalk High School's ...

The decision to ban artificial turf was unanimous, but the council voted 5 to 2 to approve an amendment that would allow homeowners who had artificial turf prior to August 1, ...

CITYWIDE — Councilmember Christopher Marte (D-1) proposed a law as the “Touch Grass” bill, which aims to prevent the commissioner of Parks and Recreation from installing synthetic turf in ...

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. - Santa Clara County supervisors are considering a ban on artificial turf. They've commissioned a study of the environmental, health and safety concerns surrounding it.