California Cancer Action Center

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance to exempt “cannabis cafes” from the smoke-free law. This jeopardizes public health and rolls back decades of hard-won protections of workers’ right to breathe clean, smoke-free air.

California lawmakers adopted a budget that eliminates approximately $2.98 million in local-assistance funding previously used to support regional contractors for a program that provides breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services at no cost to uninsured or underinsured Californians.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee voted to continue a proposed ordinance that would have made bar patios smoke-free to protect workers, patrons and nearby residents from secondhand smoke.

The California Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 1309 , also known as the Stop Lung Cancer Early Act. The legislation would help ensure more Californians do not delay or skip medically needed follow-up screenings and diagnostic services due to cost.