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[California] Palo Alto City Council approve public park smoking ban

With a 7-1 vote, the council approved a ban that covers the city's 38 parks and open spaces. The ban ordinance also increases other no-smoking buffers in the city from 20 to 25 feet. Ultimately, the council majority felt the ban boiled down to protecting
KLIV 1590 (San Jose, CA)
added May 14, 2013 12:48
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[California] ‘Third-hand Smoke’ Affects Guests In Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms: Report

If a hotel allows smoking in any of its rooms, the smoke gets into all of them, according to the study, which assessed smoke residue on surfaces and in the air of both smoking and non-smoking rooms in 30 California hotels where smoking was allowed.
International Business Times
added May 14, 2013 05:07
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[California] Non-smoking hotel rooms still expose occupants to tobacco smoke

Non-smokers should give hotels that allow smoking in certain rooms a wide berth, say the authors, and instead choose completely smoke free hotels.
ScienceDaily
added May 15, 2013 14:04
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[UK, California] BMJ: Non-smoking hotel rooms still expose occupants to tobacco smoke

Non-smokers should shun hotels operating partial smoking bans, advise authors Non-smoking rooms in hotels operating a partial smoking ban don’t protect their occupants from tobacco smoke, reveals research published online in Tobacco Control.
PoliticsHome (uk)
added May 14, 2013 12:19
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Thirdhand smoke and exposure in California hotels: non-smoking rooms fail to protect non-smoking hotel guests from tobacco smoke exposure

rtial smoking bans in hotels do not protect non-smoking guests from exposure to tobacco smoke and tobacco-specific carcinogens. Non-smokers are advised to stay in hotels with complete smoking bans. Existing policies exempting hotels from complete smoking
Tobacco Control
added May 14, 2013 04:33
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[California] $2-Per-Pack Tobacco Tax Clears First of Legislative Hurdles

The Senate Governance and Finance Committee approved the bill in a 5-2 vote and the Senate Committee on Health approved it 6-2. All "yes" votes were Democrats. All "no" votes were Republican.
California Healthline
added May 13, 2013 14:06
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[California] Bold turkey: woman hits cop to kick smoking habit

Etta Mae Lopez came up with a new one: slap a cop and go to jail, where smoking isn't allowed.
AP - Associated Press
added May 11, 2013 12:52
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[California] LETTER: Change needed in Glendale apartment smoking laws

Would the members of the Glendale City Council wake up on May 14 and recognize the need for a multi-unit residential amendment to Glendale's Fresh Air Ordinance -- one that will protect the city's nonsmoking apartment/condo tenants from inter-unit drifti
Glendale (CA) News-Press
added May 11, 2013 12:54
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[California] Oceanside takes first step to ban restaurant patio smoking

City Council took the first step to ban bar and restaurant patio smoking by directing the city attorney to draft a no smoking ordinance on May 1, which will be brought back to council for a final vote. Councilwoman Esther Sanchez proposed the ordinance
Coast News (Encinitas, CA)
added May 10, 2013 15:34
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[California] CalEPA needs to use its regulatory authority to protect people from SHS outdoors to make Prop 65 suits unnecessary

California governor Jerry Brown has proposed amending Proposition 65, California's law requiring public warnings about exposures to carcinogens and reproductive toxicants to reduce "frivolous lawsuits.
Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education (UCSF)
added May 21, 2013 15:42
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