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Residential smoking ban approved by Alameda County board of supervisors
Smoking in multi-unit residents in Alameda County's Unincorporated Areas will be prohibited in July.Read More
Supes mull bumping cigarette buying age to 21
Legislation that would increase the legal age to buy tobacco in San Francisco from 18 to 21 was moved forward to the full Board of Supervisors.Read More
Santa Clara County bumps smoking, vaping age to 21
Anyone who plans on buying tobacco or electronic smoking products in unincorporated Santa Clara County must be at least 21 years old.Read More
Bed-ridden smoker starts fatal house fire
Firefighters are reminding people not to smoke in bed after a residential structure fire near Santa Rosa turned fatal Saturday night.Read More
Wiener seeks to bump tobacco-buying age to 21
San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener Tueaday introduced legislation that would raise the purchasing age for tobacco from 18 to 21.Read More
Pleasanton bans smoking in city parks
The Pleasanton City Council approved an ordinance Monday night to ban all smoking in city parks and on city trails.Read More
Santa Clara County bumps tobacco age to 21
Starting next year, anyone buying tobacco products and electronic smoking devices in unincorporated Santa Clara County must be at least 21 years old. The Santa Clara County Board of...Read More
Sonoma State University goes smoke-free
Sonoma State University's new smoke-free policy took effect Sunday.Read More
E-cigarettes curbed in San Mateo County
The Board also voted 4-1 to approve an ordinance prohibiting smoking of all types in and around unincorporated multi-unit residences.Read More
Marin County restricts tobacco sales
Marin County's Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance Tuesday banning the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies in the unincorporated area of the county.Read More
500,000 people a year still die from smoking
Half a million Americans die annually from smoking 50 years after the Surgeon General warned of its dangers.Read More
Smoking risks multiply for women
A new study shows women smokers are at a greater risk than at any time in recent decades from lung cancer and other ailments.Read More
SF supes push ban on outdoor smoking
Snuff out your cigarettes San Francisco, the Board of Supervisors are getting serious.Read More
Marin smoking ban stretches into the home
If you're a smoker living in an apartment or condo in unincorporated Marin County, lighting up at home is about to get really expensive.Read More
Battling it out over new smoking tax
When it comes to another dollar in taxes on a pack of cigarettes, supporters and opponents are making their voices heard. Read More