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At least that's what San Francisco supervisors decided when they voted Tuesday to ban Happy Meals and other fast-food fare from offering a free toy with [...]

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The vote on the so-called Happy Meal ban will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 2 -- at a late-afternoon meeting on Election Day that will ensure that the measure [...]

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Gotcha. If you want to be accurate, the law effectively DOES ban Happy Meals. Part of what makes it a "Happy Meal" is that toy. Without the toy, it's the [...]

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The latest is a move being made by San Francisco's Board of Supervisors Land Use Committee to limit (ie ban) the use of children's toy giveaways in meals [...]

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People would wait in line forever just so they could get Ringo the Raccoon in their Happy Meal. These days it's Star Wars Clone Wars fingerboards, [...]

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Both the McRib and the possible ban on Happy Meals are divisive topics: opponents of the McRib (yes, they do exist!) claim that the McRib is nothing but "an [...]

3 Nov 2010 The McDonald's Happy Meal went the way of Prop. 19 in San Francisco Tuesday when the city's board of supervisors voted to forbid restaurants [...]

A “Happy Meal Law” could ban toys from the popular McDonald's meal. This is sad news for all the children in San Francisco, as it means that there could be [...]

4 Nov 2010 The decision of San Francisco city officials to thwart toy giveaways with high-fat, high-calorie meals is supposed to protect kids from [...]

29 Apr 2010 Photo via Life Santa Clara County in California has just ushered in a sad day for Happy Meals -- by banning them, along with other such [...]

4 Nov 2010 Will Tough Dietary Rules Push McDonald's to Give Healthier Choices to Kids? Read more by David W Freeman on CBS News' Health Blog. [...]

3 Nov 2010 A Happy Meal ban passed Tuesday by the SF Board of Supervisors limits toy giveaways in unhealthy meals and requires fruits or veggies with [...]

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That's why I'm yawning at the whole Happy Meal ban in San Francisco. They're just not an issue for us. Yes, we eat them - maybe twice a month. I'm much more concerned about getting vegetables of the non-French fry variety down the guys' [...]

In the case of McDonald's, the limits would include all of the chain's Happy Meals — even those that include apple sticks instead of French fries. Supporters say the ban would [...]

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When you hear which city it is, you probably won't be surprised. San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors have approved a preliminary ban that would strip kids' fast-food meals of toys that don't [...]

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Wait! Isn't the pursuit of life, liberty and Happy Meals in the Declaration of Independence? Tennman on November 4, 2010 at 1:20 PM. What stupid trivial thing from San Francisco should Los Angeles ban? novakyu on November 4, 2010 at [...]

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Nov 03, 2010 A Happy Meal ban brings to mind a mom scolding a youngster rather than government intervention. However, the Happy Meal ban became real in Sa. [...]

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might not smile as widely when denied margarine on their baked potatoes, salt on their Happy Meal fries or Halloween candy that tastes like wax. [...]

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According to several online news reports, San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a Happy Meal ban last Tuesday limiting toy giveaways in unhealthy meals and requiring fruits or vegetables with each meal. The board voted 8-3 approving the ordinance that limits toy giveaways in fast food meals that have too much sodium, fat and calories. [...]

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The entry titled "San Francisco 'Happy Meal ban' not that bad." By Tara A. Trower | Thursday, November 4, 2010, 08:57 AM A friend of mine flipped a news [...]

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Looks like other fast food places will be picking up business as McD's isn't the only who offers these kids meals. Robert Lee: i think San Francisco is crazy i mean come on ban happy meals whats next. Happy meals have been around even [...]

'Frisco kids, without happy meal toys, are encouraged to eat healthier. Ban presumes that people do not know what is good for themselves or their children. Published: Friday, November 5, 2010. Updated: Thursday, November 4, 2010 23:11 [...]

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Aug 26th 2010 6:29PM Source: ParentDish. Opinion: Happy Meal Toy Lawsuit Is Out to Lunch. Jun 24th 2010 8:00PM Source: ParentDish. Opinion: Happy Meal Toy Ban Is Just Plain Sad - ParentDish. May 24th 2010 8:44PM Source: ParentDish [...]

And San Francisco is poised to become the first city to ban the high-calorie children's "Happy Meal" served at the McDonald's fast-food chain. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has voted to bar restaurants from giving toys with [...]

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Only in CA – Ban Happy Meals & Legalize Pot! Think about the absurdity of it all! I think we can just refer to the 9th circuit as the court of Communist [...]