With multiple straw bans soon to go into effect, bubble-tea vendors will be forced to become environmental pioneers. Photo: Kimberlee Reimer/Getty Images With its hot, humid climate and venerable ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) -- A proposed plastic straw ban in San Francisco is likely going to mean trouble for bubble tea shops. The popular beverage sold at shops and cafes comes with its signature big ...

Judging from the lines seen in front of Yesenia Gallegos’ Sweet Straw Tea Bar, Napa’s new boba shop is already a hit. Those who are familiar with the popular dessert drink need to look no further than ...

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San Francisco’s planning to ban plastic straws — and that could spell trouble for the city’s boba tea shops. Boba tea, also known as bubble tea, has little tapioca balls at the bottom that are sucked ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Boba tea shop owners and their customers may become the latest unintentional casualties of the plastic straw bans sweeping the nation. The city of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors ...

A recent report found lead in boba tea drinks from two chains with locations in the Bay Area. But does that mean you need to ...

Traditionally, boba tea consists of sweetened iced black tea with small balls of plain or flavored tapioca (similar to the kind used in tapioca pudding). The tapioca pearls are placed at the bottom of ...

Boba tea—a Taiwanese drink that consists of milk, tea and balls of tapioca—is all the rage right now. And yes, it is texturally exciting and downright delicious…but is boba tea healthy? As much as we ...

This July 17, 2018 photo shows wrapped plastic straws at a bubble tea cafe in San Francisco. Jeff Chiu AP San Francisco’s planning to ban plastic straws — and that could spell trouble for the city’s ...