Sunny (foggy) California

Went down to get a new faucet. All the shelves were bare and there were two big tote boxes in the aisle full of fixtures. Can't sell them to me. Guess what... no yellow brass fixtures, no yellow brass fittings, no yellow brass in any pumps, no yellow brass in pressure switches. Zero lead allowed. For God's sake, somebody is chasing after a pipe dream turned nightmare. $90 for a ball valve? Please make it stop. Don't follow us into this Hell-fire.