Politics

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<p>The City of San Diego has passed a new ordinance banning single-use food packaging commonly known as styrofoam, the white spongy material used for&nbsp;<span>food trays, egg cartons, cups, and other disposable containers.</span></p>

<p>Beginning in April 2023, polystyrene foam products will no longer be allowed at any City facilities and no City departments will be able to use public funds to purchase polystyrene foam products.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>A South Texas Republican Congresswoman who flipped her district in a June special election has been defeated by a three-term Democratic Congressman, ending her political career in Washington, DC just five months after it began.</p>

<p>Mayra Flores was elected in June to finish the term of veteran Democratic Congressman Filemon Vela, who left office to become a lobbyist. Vela was serving his fifth two-year term in Congress when he resigned in March 2022.</p>