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California mulls $2 tax for cigarettes, risk for tobacco bonds

California's anti-smoking advocates are asking their legislature to back a $2 state tax hike on cigarettes - double the increase voters rejected last year - on the heels of President Barack Obama's urging a federal cigarette tax increase earlier this mont
Reuters
added Apr 22, 2013 20:14
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[California] Bill to ban smoking in condos, apartments defeated

-A proposal that sought to ban smoking in apartments and condominiums has failed in an Assembly committee. The bill from Democratic Assemblyman Marc Levine of San Rafael was rejected Wednesday on a 5-2 vote.
AP - Associated Press
added Apr 20, 2013 17:09
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[California] Bill to ban smoking in condos, apartments defeated

-A proposal that sought to ban smoking in apartments and condominiums has failed in an Assembly committee. The bill from Democratic Assemblyman Marc Levine of San Rafael was rejected Wednesday on a 5-2 vote.
AP - Associated Press
added Apr 20, 2013 17:09
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[California] Study: Hookah no safer than cigarettes, just differently dangerous

more than 40% of college students had used a hookah, and many of them appeared to believe it was safer than cigarette smoking. Doctors are trying to dissuade folks of that notion. "The tobacco is no less toxic in a hookah pipe," according to the Mayo Cli
Los Angeles Times
added Apr 20, 2013 17:04
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[California] A.S. election results

CSU Smoking Ban advisory measure: 66% of voting students support chancellor’s efforts to implement a system-wide smoking ban 19% voted against a system-wide ban
The Orion (Calif. State U. Chico)
added Apr 19, 2013 19:03
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[California] Chico State students support saving water, ban on tobacco

Students at Chico State University voted this week in favor of two ballot measures supporting water conservation and a tobacco ban. ... The tobacco measure endorsed a proposed ban on tobacco use on the 23 campuses in the California State University (CSU
Chico (CA) Enterprise-Record
added Apr 19, 2013 18:54
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[California] New SF proposal would limit tobacco licenses in city

Youth Leadership Institute, an organization in the field of youth development which works to build communities that invest in youth, has presented their initiative to several city supervisors that would put a limit on the number of tobacco sale permits —
Golden Gate Xpress (UCSF)
added Apr 19, 2013 14:32
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[California] Arcata to fine tune new smoking bans: Questions raised about APD's ability to enforce stricter rules

New smoking revisions slated to come back to the council for further discussion on May 15 include: expanding the current Plaza smoking ban to the larger downtown area, expand the ban on smoking within 20 feet of buildings to 30 feet, prohibit smoking at
Eureka (CA) Times-Standard
added Apr 19, 2013 13:10
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California lawmakers kill bill to ban smoking inside homes

Assembly Bill 746 would have made California the first state to venture into personal bedrooms and living rooms with smoking restrictions. It targeted condominiums, duplexes and apartments.
Sacramento (CA) Bee
added Apr 18, 2013 16:17
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[California] Capitol Alert: Bill to bar apartment smoking goes down in flames at Capitol

Legislation to bar millions of Californians from smoking inside their own homes was rejected today by an Assembly committee. Assembly Bill 746 would have made California the first state to venture into personal bedrooms and living rooms with smoking res
Sacramento (CA) Bee
added Apr 18, 2013 11:52
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