Drops of rain fell on Josephine Miller's 1920s bungalow a watery relief in the midst of a punishing drought. Instead of flowing into storm drains and washing out to sea, an oversized tank harvested the precious resource to keep her thirsty citrus trees and vegetables from shriveling up on dry days
Santa Monica's plastic bag ban has been in place since September. "There've been no citations necessary to give out," said Josephine Miller, a city environmental analyst. "No stores have gone out of business."