smoking

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.

2 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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.

8 years ago

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.

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

Sonoma State University goes smoke-free

Sonoma State University's new smoke-free policy took effect Sunday.

9 years ago

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.

10 years ago

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…

10 years ago

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.

10 years ago

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…

11 years ago

SF supes push ban on outdoor smoking

Snuff out your cigarettes San Francisco, the Board of Supervisors are getting serious.

11 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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