GLENDALE (CBSLA) — The sale of helium-filled mylar balloons will be banned in Glendale, according to a new ordinance that will go into effect on Nov. 30. The Glendale City Council adopted the new ...

Nearly 4,000 households lost power in Southern California this week. The culprit? A shiny balloon, utility officials say. "We have thousands of these outages every year — it's a big problem," a ...

Are those helium-filled foil balloons party necessities or celebration killjoys? As thousands in Citrus Heights, Orangevale and Folsom were making last-minute holiday preparations, metallic balloons ...

California state Sen. Jack Scott is proposing a ban on foil helium balloons. He says the balloons hit power lines, causing outages and fires. Scott says a ban would save taxpayers millions of dollars, ...

Every day, 3.6 million people in San Diego, California, U.S., and Southern Orange counties depend on SDG&E to power their homes and businesses. The utility works hard not to let them down. In fact, ...

Not to be party poopers, but NV Energy and some Nevada lawmakers are looking to outlaw certain balloons used to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries. And their reason has left over a million people ...