Park Smoking Ban in Victorville, Calif. Passes First Reading
A proposal to ban smoking in all city parks, sports fields, recreation areas and associated parking lots in Victorville, Calif. unanimously passed its first reading…
El Cerrito, Calif. Moving Forward With More Tobacco Policy Changes
El Cerrito, Calif. announced a number of changes to its tobacco policy last year, including banning smoking in parks, open spaces, sidewalks, multifamily housing and…
Victorville, Calif. Voting on Smoking Ban Tonight
The Victorville City Council will consider a parks smoking ban at its meeting tonight, scheduled to start at 6 pm. The proposal would ban smoking…
Yountville, Calif. Puts Parks Smoking Ban on Council Agenda
The small Napa County town of Yountville will soon be considering a smoking ban for its parks, as a proposal to snuff out all smoking has…
Folsom, Calif. Headed Towards Expanded Smoking Ban
The Folsom City Council has instructed city staff to draft an expansion to the city’s smoking ban that would make it illegal to light up…
Salinas, Calif. Now Requires Tobacco Retailer Licenses
On Tuesday night, the Salinas City Council voted to make it just a bit more difficult for tobacco retailers to do business in the central…
New Tobacco Retailer License Requirement Likely Coming to Salinas, Calif.
While the final vote won’t be taken until after the new year, it appears that tobacco retailers in Salinas, Calif. will soon be required to…
Palo Alto, Calif. Extends Smoking Ban to Commercial and Dining Areas
The Palo Alto City Council expanded its existing smoking ban on Monday night, voting to make it illegal to light up in the city’s commercial…
San Francisco Approves Plan to Reduce Number of Tobacco-Selling Stores
Yesterday the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an ambitious piece of anti-tobacco legislation that they hope will cut the number of tobacco-selling stores in…
San Anselmo, Calif. Could Ban Smoking on Residential Patios
A smoking ban could be coming to the patios and backyards of apartments and other multi-unit residential buildings in San Anselmo, Calif., as the town council…
Lodi, Calif. Park Smoking Ban Gets Endorsement
The idea of banning smoking at parks in Lodi, Calif. got a ringing endorsement on Tuesday night as the Lodi Recreation Commission voted 3-0 to present…
