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877 Another Bay Area city is banning gas-powered leaf blowers. But not everyone is ready for the switch to electric.

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Katie Lauer @ Silicon Valley · 11/17/2025 07:30 EDT

Another Bay Area city is banning gas-powered leaf blowers. But not everyone is ready for the switch to electric.

Los Altos became the first to oust the noisy power tools in 1991 – a policy sparked by noise complaints that was duplicated in Menlo Park and Palo Alto. Since then, Berkeley, Oakland and Santa Cruz have followed suit.

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