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[California] Tobacco fueled ads helped tobacco foe Waxman win reelection
in late September the tobacco manufacturer the Liggett Group and several company executives, including the CEO, contributed more than $33,000 to a pop-up super PAC that would go on to help the candidacy of just one candidate: Rep. Henry Waxman, arguably t
Nov 15, 2012
Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group
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Nov 15, 2012 10:40
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VIDEO: New satirical ad: Californians “supporting” Big Tobacco (VIDEO)
Portal A, the much-lauded ad creators who gave California the “Ed Lee’s 2 Legit 2 Quit” video is now taking on Big Tobacco . . . A version of this ad debuted last night on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.”
May 24, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle blogs
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May 24, 2012 10:31
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[California] GLANTZ: Thousands of previously secret tobacco industry documents reveal links between Big Tobacco and No on 29 endorsers
May 19, 2012
Stanton Glantz blog (UCSF)
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May 23, 2012 13:31
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[California] Funding declines for tobacco education takes a toll
Hudak doesn't know where to turn. "For three years now, I've tried. I went over to American Lung Association, they said, 'Nope. Sorry. No funding.' I called Enloe. They said, 'No funding.' I called Butte County and they said "Sorry, we don't have the fund
Jan 10, 2013
Chico (CA) Enterprise-Record
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Jan 10, 2013 10:38
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[California] Anti-smoking advocate claims Glendale City Council members pressured hospital to fire him
A longtime anti-smoking advocate has filed a multimillion-dollar wrongful termination lawsuit against Glendale Adventist Medical Center, as well as three City Council members who he alleges used their political influence to get him fired. Steven Gallegos
Jan 3, 2013
Glendale (CA) News-Press
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Jan 3, 2013 11:01
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[California] Researcher sues UCLA, says his firing was over ideology
UCLA researcher sues in an attempt to retain the position he's held for 35 years. He argues that he was targeted for his work on pollution and secondhand smoke.
Jun 15, 2012
Los Angeles Times
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Jun 16, 2012 18:48
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Capitol Alert: California Senate votes to regulate e-cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes would be subject to the same prohibitions as regular cigarettes under a bill passed Friday by the Senate. Perhaps you've had this experience: you're sitting in a bar and you see what appears to be someone smoking a cigarette, blata
May 24, 2013
Sacramento (CA) Bee
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May 24, 2013 18:33
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[California] Long Beach's Thriving E-Cigarette Businesses Turn Smokers Into Vapers
Demetra and Dominic Sanzone took different paths to becoming owners of two of Long Beach's electronic cigarette shops, but both have arrived at purveying the latest trend.
May 20, 2013
Long Beach (CA) Post
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May 20, 2013 16:03
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[California] E-cigarettes' dangers uncertain
There are a lot of public health questions surrounding the use of e-cigarettes, but one thing is not in question - they are becoming a popular alternative to tobacco cigarettes. One in 5 smokers in the United States had tried e-cigarettes in 2011 - up fr
May 9, 2013
San Francisco Chronicle
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May 9, 2013 20:46
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$2 per pack tobacco tax on fast track in California Legislature
Sen. Kevin De Leon (D-Los Angeles) proposed the tax, which would move California's tobacco taxes from 33rd-highest in the nation to fourth. The $1.5 billion raised each year would help pay for medical care for tobacco-related diseases, anti-tobacco educa
May 8, 2013
Los Angeles Times
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May 8, 2013 15:30