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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
May 14, 2013
KLIV 1590 (San Jose, CA)
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May 14, 2013 12:48
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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.
May 13, 2013
PoliticsHome (uk)
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May 14, 2013 12:19
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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.
May 14, 2013
International Business Times
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May 14, 2013 05:07
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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
May 13, 2013
Tobacco Control
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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.
May 13, 2013
California Healthline
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May 13, 2013 14:06
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[California] Woman allegedly slaps cop to get thrown in jail to stop smoking
Nicotine patches apparently just aren't enough for Etta Mae Lopez. The 31-year-old woman allegedly slapped a Sacramento County sheriff's deputy across the face this week to kick her cigarette habit by getting herself thrown into jail.
May 9, 2013
Modesto (CA) Bee
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May 11, 2013 14:20
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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
May 10, 2013
Glendale (CA) News-Press
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May 11, 2013 12:54
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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.
May 11, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 11, 2013 12:52
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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
May 10, 2013
Coast News (Encinitas, CA)
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May 10, 2013 15:34
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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