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PROBLEM: in restaurants to offer customers plastic straws without first being asked . Since introducing his bill last week    Democratic Assemblyman Ian Calderon  has been the target of scorn from critics who call  his  proposal " absurd " and an overreach of government . " It really is a reasonable measured approach that I think will make a difference  "  Calderon  told ABC News on Monday about  his  proposed bill . California State Asssembly  He  explained that when  he  sent the proposal to the state legislative rules committee   health and safety code penalties were automatically tacked on   making it a misdemeanor punishable by six months in jail and a $ 1   000 fine for dine - in restaurants caught offering plastic straws without being requested . " I didn ' t actually ask for penalties  " Calderon said . " They were more or less prescribed to my bill by the code section ." But critics immediately jumped on him . Assemblyman Travis Allen   a Republican candidate for governor of California   asked people on his campaign Facebook page to protest the bill by flooding Calderon ' s office with plastic straws . California State Assembly " Instead of tackling the real issues   today ' s California Democrats are more interested in giving jail time to waiters offering their customers the convenience of having a straw  " Allen told ABC News on Monday . " This is one absurd bill   but it highlights how ridiculous the California Democrats have gotten . This is clearly the last straw ." Paul Preston said such laws are the reason he co - founded a movement to break up the state and form a New California   where regulations aren ' t overbearing and discouraging to businesses . " It ' s absolute lunacy  " Preston told ABC News of  Calderon  ' s bill . " They are criminalizing everything we do . It ' s over the top ."  Calderon  brushed off the bashing   saying an estimated 500 million plastic straws are used every day in the United States and most are just used once and discarded .  He  said plastic straws and stirrers were the sixth most common items collected during California Coastal Cleanup Days between 1989 and 2014 . " We need to create awareness around the issue of one - time use of plastic straws and its detrimental effects on our landfills   waterways and oceans  " Calderon said . STOCK PHOTO / Getty Images He said he ' ll work to get the bill ' s language rewritten so that no one fears going to jail or paying hefty fines for handing out plastic straws . He said he expects the bill to reach Gov . Jerry Brown ' s desk for approval in about two months . " Nobody is going to jail   nobody is going to be getting a $ 1   000 fine  " said Calderon   adding that the bill does not affect fast - food restaurants or grocery stores . He said critics like Allen are " grasping at straws " by saying such legislation is hurting businesses in California . " It ' s a ridiculous argument  " he said . Sharokina Shams -- a spokeswoman for the California Restaurant Association   which represents more than 20   000 restaurants in the state -- told ABC News her group is taking a wait - and - see approach on  Calderon  ' s bill . " The association will study the bill ' s potential impacts and consult with its membership before taking an officials stance on the bill  " said Shams   adding that  Calderon  ' s proposal " is preferable to an outright ban on straws ." Matt Davis   a spokesman for the national environmental group Clean Water Action   said Calderon ' s proposal makes sense . " It ' s great he ' s doing it  " Davis told ABC News . " It does reduce the amount of straws that restaurants are giving out and that ' s a good thing ." He said cities such as Alameda   California   have passed local straws - on - request ordinances and that many restaurants have saved money by not having to provide so many straws . He compared it to the plastic shopping bag ban passed by California voters in 2016 or water - on - request ordinances used to combat the state ' s drought   saying people got used to it . In New Jersey   too   local businesses have been participating in an initiative to reduce plastic straw use . And it has dramatically reduced the number of straws the companies are giving out   according to the Montclair Local . A local eatery said it was using about a tenth of the straws it had previously used on a monthly basis   from 6   800 straws to 650   the paper reported . Back in California   Davis said Calderon ' s concerns that plastic straws are fouling up the ocean are real . " There is going to be more plastic in the ocean than there are fish by 2050  " Davis said   citing a study by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation that was presented to the World Economic Forum in 2016 . He said that plastic breaks down into minute particles that fish mistake for food . " I don ' t want plastic in my sushi  " he said .

SOLUTION: Ian Calderon

PROBLEM: Dillon Vatick  said  he  couldn't believe  it  as  he  shopped online recently for next year's health plan.  Vatick  is a computer science student who lives in Jacksonville  Florida.  He  qualified for a monthly subsidy of about $280 and  he  found a bronze plan with a premium of less than $270.
"My health care is technically free " said  Vatick .
"Was it too good to be true?"  he  said  he  asked  himself  when  he  first saw the numbers. "Sure enough  it wasn't."
 Vatick  said bronze plans aren't for everybody because they come with very high deductibles. But  he 's in  his  20s and figures  he  won't be going to the doctor much.  He  said  he  had been paying about $80 a month for coverage.

SOLUTION: Dillon Vatick

PROBLEM: Comedian Louis C .  K  . is being accused of sexual misconduct by five women in a New York Times report . The premiere of  his  controversial new movie   " I Love You   Daddy  " has been cancelled and C .  K  . has not commented on the allegations . ( Nicki DeMarco / The Washington Post ) On Thursday afternoon   the New York Times released a story about sexual harassment allegations against comedian Louis C . K . Most big - name comedians have remained silent on the subject so far   but others in the entertainment industry are reacting   and let ’ s just say there isn ’ t a lot of shock over the accusations that the “ Louie ” creator allegedly masturbated in front of multiple women . Rumors about C . K . had been circulating for years   most explicitly in a Defamer story written in 2015 . So when the premiere of the comedian ’ s new movie   “ I Love You Daddy  ” was canceled along with an appearance on Stephen Colbert   something was clearly up . That something was the Times exposé with allegations from five women . We are   I am guessing   hours from all the Louis CK stories breaking and I will admit   this one   I ' ve been waiting for . — roxane gay (@ rgay ) November 9   2017 The silence from the men in comedy on Twitter right now speaks volumes # yesallmen # himtoo https :// t . co / 4Dnp2YbvYO — Sean L . McCarthy (@ thecomicscomic ) November 9   2017 As the article recounted   women in the comedy industry who were allegedly harassed by C .  K  . were open about what happened to them . And yet   people didn ’ t want to hear what they had to say . [ Louis C .  K  . accused of sexual misconduct in New York Times report ] “ Guys were backing away from us  ” Julia Wolov said in the story . Wolov alleges that   while at a comedy festival in 2002   she and a friend were invited to C . K .’ s hotel room   where he disrobed and masturbated in front of them . The next day   when the two women started telling other comedians what had happened   “ we could already feel the backlash .” Other women are chiming in with similar stories about being silenced . I was told to delete a tweet I wrote about Louis CK abusing women before I applied to a high - profile comedy job because the people conducting the hiring process might not like it . These women who have spoken up are brave   and we owe them so much . https :// t . co / yECc41l1Uz — Nicole Silverberg (@ nsilverberg ) November 9   2017 Jen Kirkman   who ’ s been linked to C . K . allegations for years — though insisted more recently that he never exposed himself to her — also weighed in . Though he apologized for his one time comment to me   I will no longer casually call Louie a friend . I can ' t support what I now KNOW are his contributions to the power dynamic in this business . — JEN KIRKMAN (@ JenKirkman ) November 9   2017 Even “ Parks and Recreation ” co - creator Michael Schur admitted that he knew about the rumors   but cast C . K . On Twitter   he expressed remorse over that decision . I don ' t remember when I heard the rumors about him . But I ' m sure it was before the last time he was on Parks and Rec . And I ' m sorry . — Ken Tremendous (@ KenTremendous ) November 9   2017 “ Seinfeld ” comedian Jason Alexander also delivered a Twitter PSA to other men in comedy . Gentlemen   comedy is often inappropriate . It is sometimes daring and audacious and shocking . But our behavior   in the real world   toward women – that doesn ’ t get a pass on inappropriate . — jason alexander (@ IJasonAlexander ) November 9   2017 Meanwhile   actor James Urbaniak dug up an old Q & A with Jon Stewart   in which an audience member asks why Stewart didn ’ t ask C . K . about harassment allegations on “ The Daily Show .” ( Stewart pleaded ignorance .) May 2016 : Jon Stewart is asked about the Louis CK accusations   then laughs at the questioner & makes fun of the internet ( 1 : 13 : 52 ). Quaint and enabling responses from a different time . And some other takes from writers and comedians : Much respect to @ TheRebeccaCorry   Dana Min Goodman   Julia Wolov & Abby Schachner for having the bravery to speak up about the abuses & crimes that happened to them . — Judah Friedlander (@ JudahWorldChamp ) November 9   2017 wow i guess nothing will ever surprise me again regarding men Louis C . K . – https :// t . co / brUoHJT78y — ROSIE (@ Rosie ) November 9   2017 it ' s so disappointing to say farewell to my comedic hero   louis ck   the guy who engineers his entire life around cramming the n - word into his overrated comedy routines . I was really rooting for him . — Mitra Jouhari (@ tweetrajouhari ) November 9   2017

SOLUTION:
Louis C K