California

Last night, the Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to prohibit smoking in apartments and other multi-family housing developments. The law, which goes into effect in…

The city of San Rafael, CA is making it tough for its residents and visitors to enjoy a smoke of any kind thanks to strict…

Editor’s Note: I’ve never made these columns about my personal life. Many others do it in their blogs—most notably Jerry Cruz, who does it better…

California Senate Bill 768, which would more than double the tax on cigars and other tobacco products as a byproduct of a $2 increase on…

In late February, a bill was introduced in the California State Senate that would raise taxes on all tobacco products, including cigars. Introduced by Sen….

Editor’s Note: Yes, for the first time since in almost three years, there was no Weekly News, three times. A combination of technical and human…

A recent ruling by California’s Board of Equalization has determined that mobile cigar lounges are not allowable under their interpretation of the California Cigarette & Tobacco…

September 18, 2012 (San Francisco, CA) – Grant’s Pipe Shop is San Francisco’s oldest operating traditional tobacco shop, and its historic walk-in humidor was the first in…

According to a report Friday in the Sacramento Bee, a request has been submitted for a recount of the votes cast for Proposition 29 in…

According to a report from DailyBreeze.com, the City Council of Gardena, CA passed a piece of legislation at their meeting on Tuesday that bansned the…

Gardena, CA, an almost 60,000 person city located within Los Angeles County, will debate an ordinance that would make it illegal to purchase single cigars…