People, especially Americans, complain because it is totalitarian to put a fee on grocery bags, especially plastic, which the stupid government forced us into using years ago saying that we were killing all our trees. Paper bags are great and, like plastic, are included in the price of your groceries now, they are not "free" as the grocers would have you believe. Grocers are all for this because it will increase their profit margins as they will NOT lower the price of groceries to reflect the price of the Grocery bags they no longer have to buy or are receiving extra compensation for after this inane law passes.
The main point is this: If grocery stores, and others, wish to put a fee on bags that is their business, if they don't that is their business. Our government(the USA)has no rights to interfere in private enterprise and especially no right to impose a fee, SAY TAX, on grocery bags.
The wide use of plastic is tied directly to the greenies who now do not own their mistake in pushing them 30 years ago.
I say f*** the government and especially California's government.