San Francisco’s Ban on Happy Meals

The Center for Science in the Public Interest said Thursday it plans to go ahead with its lawsuit against McDonald’s to ban children's Happy Meals, which include free toys. On Tuesday, San Francisco became the first major U.S. city to pass a law regulating the practice of giving away free toys with restaurant meals for children.
“The lawsuit is based on consumer protection laws, which say it is illegal to deceive consumers – in this case, children.”
“It’s a lay-down that children are deceived by this type of marketing because it’s not a theory but a scientific fact that young kids – 6, 4, even as high as 8 – do not understand advertising. They don’t know it’s advertising, their shields are not up and they just think it is a good message telling them to eat junk food. They are deceived,” he said.
“It is also unfair to their parents because it makes a parent’s job very hard and it inculcates a lifetime of Big Mac Attacks."
Under the new rules, toys could be given away to children only if the meals have fewer than 600 calories, contain fruits and vegetables, and include beverages without excessive fat or sugar. The ordinance takes effect on Dec. 1.
This has got to be one of the most absurd and far reaching grabs of power by any city government in US history.  How did we get to the point that there is no longer any common sense left.