The plastic bag ban was one of a handful of regulations that made a HUGE difference to the health of the bay's ecosystem. Paper will at least disintegrate over time in the bay's water. Plastic does not.
You should really look at the effect and reasoning of some of these regulations rather than handwaving them away as 'bad government regulation'
You should really look at the effect and reasoning of some of these regulations rather than handwaving them away as 'bad government regulation'