Encinitas council to take up public smoking ban in January
ENCINITAS — The Encinitas City Council will consider adopting a smoking ban ordinance next month that would prohibit smoking in most public spaces, city officials...
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UCSD study examines rise in youth tobacco use tied to e-cigarettes
REGION — A UC San Diego study released this week indicates a recent surge in young tobacco users in the U.S., most of whom are...
Vaping Poses Serious Threat
Diane Strader Last week, the California Department of Public Health issued an alert to health departments throughout the State regarding vaping-associated pulmonary injury (VAPI). This...
Vista Community Clinic raises bar on tobacco control programs
Health groups across the county and nation continue to raise awareness about the dangers of smoking. In North County, the Vista Community Clinic is putting...
No smoking rules set for underpass walkway
City Council unanimously approved Aug. 10 the introduction of a no-smoking zone within 25-feet of the Pier View Way Underpass, which is a well-traveled walkway...
Council introduces tobacco license ordinance
San Marcos officials advanced an ordinance that would create a new license for tobacco retailers that would require them to have annual compliance checks with...
San Marcos to consider tobacco ordinance
San Marcos officials are considering creating a new license for tobacco retailers that would require them to have annual compliance checks with the Sheriff's Department...
‘Baked Adventures’ gathering raises city eyebrows
A group that has arranged marijuana-smoking gatherings and bonfires at Moonlight Beach for a year is in the city’s crosshairs, after a resident complained about...
Proposed state law could harm vaping industry
A massive brawl threatening to alter an industry is ongoing after......
Anti-smoking advocates support bills
The recent legislation sitting on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk could alter the landscape of smoking and vaping with its sweeping changes to state law....
Putting out tobacco, e-cigarette sales to youth
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the percentage of teens using e-cigarettes tripled from 2013 to 2014....
Oceanside OKs smoking ban
OCEANSIDE — The City Council approved the introduction of an ordinance to ban smoking on outdoor restaurant and bar dining patios in a 3-2 vote...
Oceanside moves forward with smoking ordinance
OCEANSIDE — Oceanside joined fellow North County coastal cities, and gave its city attorney direction to draft an outdoor dining smoking ban on Feb. 18....
Solana Beach at top of tobacco control class
REGION — When it comes to tobacco control, Solana Beach makes the grade, but Del Mar does not, at least according to the American Lung...
Last coastal city holdout may reconsider smoking ban
OCEANSIDE — Oceanside is expected to re-evaluate in December its decision not to ban restaurant patio smoking....