A proposed ban on helium-filled foil balloons has withered in the California Legislature in the face of vehement protests from manufacturers, decorators and florists. Its backer, Sen. Jack Scott, initially argued that such balloons caused more th...
Charging that helium-filled foil balloons caused more than 800 power outages in California last year, a state legislator is pushing a bill to ban them. Once aloft, the balloons can hit and then short-circuit power lines.
The measure cleared the ...