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Walnut Creek bans flavored tobacco, vaping devices
The Walnut Creek City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to ban the sale of favored tobacco and electronic smoking devices.Read More
SF supe proposes prohibition on tobacco, cannabis smoking inside apartments
San Francisco tenants living in apartments with three or more units could soon be prohibited from smoking tobacco and cannabis inside their homes. Board of Supervisors President Norman Yee...Read More
Fire officials, ATF investigate latest in string of construction fires
A fire burned an Oakland warehouse Thursday night that was in the process of being converted into apartments, the latest in a string of destructive fires at construction sites....Read More
Flavored tobacco ban heads to voters
Tobacco-related cancers are the leading cause of cancer deaths in San Francisco for both men and women.Read More
San Francisco snuffs menthol cigarettes, flavored tobacco
Legislation restricting the sale of all flavored tobacco including menthol cigarettes was approved unanimously by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.Read More
Napa Valley College student accused of campus arson
A former Napa Valley College student has been arrested on suspicion of arson at Napa Valley College and at a home of a college employee last year. Kasey Cardell...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
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
California bans smokeless tobacco at baseball stadiums
A bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown Monday prohibits smokeless tobacco use at California's five professional baseball stadiums.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
San Jose bans cigarette coupons, discounts
The San Jose City Council has passed an ordinance that will ban the distribution of coupons for tobacco products.Read More
State, local legislators propose ban on chewing tobacco at ballparks
Both California and San Francisco lawmakers have introduced legislation that could keep chewing tobacco out of baseball parks, including the San Francisco Giants’ AT&T Park. State Assemblyman Tony Thurmond,...Read More
Santa Clara County bans flavored tobacco
Areas of unincorporated Santa Clara County will become the first jurisdiction in the western United States to ban the sale of flavored tobacco.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
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