Santa Clara County artificial turf ban fails to move forward as supervisors remain divided

A potential artificial turf ban in Santa Clara County is in stasis as officials have failed to come to a consensus.

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors was unable to agree on how to limit artificial turf on county fields at its Tuesday meeting. The board rejected a total ban with a 2-3 vote, with Supervisors Otto Lee and Margaret Abe-Koga voting yes and Supervisors Sylvia Arenas, Susan Ellenberg and Betty Duong voting no. Another proposed ban with exceptions for athletic fields died with a 2-3 vote, with Duong, Abe-Koga and Ellenberg voting against it.