California Cancer Action Center

Sacramento ended an exemption for new tobacco retailers to bypass the tobacco retailer proximity restrictions when at least 10% of their shelf space is dedicated to “fresh or healthy food” and no more than 5% is dedicated to tobacco products.

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.