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SF Supe Pushes to Ban Smoking on Bar Patios, as Most Bay Area Cities Have Already Done

Supervisor Myrna Melgar has introduced a ban on smoking at outdoor bar and tavern patios in San Francisco, which would make it one of the last major cities in the Bay Area to do so, and some local venues fear the ban would kill their business.

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Video: Influencer Bro Gets Caught Vaping on SFO-Bound Flight, Claims He Was ‘Assaulted’ When Busted

A self-described “AI Expert and Celebrity Pickleball Coach” got popped vaping in the bathroom of an SFO-bound flight Monday, and then promptly berated the flight attendant, claiming, “You assaulted me!"

SF Politics

San Francisco May Try to Ban Cigarette and Pot Smoking Inside Apartments

A new nanny-state ordinance coming from the Board of Supervisors proposes banning all smoking — including vapes and cannabis smoking — in apartment buildings of more than three units.

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UCSF Study Suggests Smokers (and Ex-Smokers) Have More Severe and Fatal Cases of COVID-19

Whether you currently smoke or you previously did and quit, you appear to be likelier to have a bad case of COVID-19 according to a new study by UCSF researchers.

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Tobacco Lobby Works To Overturn SF Menthol Ban

The ink is barely dry on the ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored tobacco products that San Francisco supervisors passed unanimously in late June, but the tobacco industry is firing back with cartons

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Bounced From Business, 16th Street Smoker Beats Butt-Buster

A man kicked out of a Mission District business for smoking reacted most aggressively Thursday, attacking the man who told him to snuff his butt. The dispute began at 4 p.m. Thursday,

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SF, Oakland Could Ban Flavored Tobacco Products Including Menthol Cigarettes

These are some #flavoredtobacco products purchased in stores across our city. We don't want these sold in #SF #FocusOnFlavors #StopProfiling pic.twitter.com/NZatm1capA — Malia Cohen (@MaliaCohen) April 18, 2017 San

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Hoard 'Em If You Got 'Em: CA Cigarettes To Cost $2 More Per Pack As Of Saturday

Smokers, it's time to start setting aside more cash for your habit, or to quit it altogether: On Saturday, the voter-approved tax increase of $2 per pack of cigarettes kicks

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RIP Smoking On El Rio Patio: Landlord Enforcing Ban, Says Bar

San Francisco smokers may be an overall minority, but more often than not they're a well represented group on the back patio of El Rio. That space, a grotto behind the

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Video: Mission Smokers Reveal Thoughts On Proposed Cigarette Tax Increase

With so many local and state measures on this November's ballot, it's perhaps easy for some to get lost in the mix. Proposition 56 may be just such a

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Cigarettes Likely To Get More Expensive As $2 Tax Gathers Enough Signatures For Ballot

Over one million signatures have been gathered in support of a California ballot measure that would increase the tax on cigarettes statewide. As long as the secretary of state’s office verifies that

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Sorry Kool Camel Kids, Bill Raising California Smoking Age To 21 Signed Into Law

Governor Jerry Brown yesterday signed into law a host of new bills designed to regulate tobacco and nicotine products, the most impactful of which is the raising of the statewide smoking age from

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Russian Hill Scuffle Over Smokes Ends With Purloined Coffee Mug

Was it a Russian Hill altercation attempted mugging, or just a weird interaction that turned violent? The San Francisco Police Department is (quite rightly) unwilling to speculate on motive, but confirms that as

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Mayor Refuses To Allow Likely Statewide Smoking Age Increase To Rain On Local Prohibition Parade

Though buying cigarettes might soon become a 21-and-over activity for any smoking Californian, San Francisco isn't content to wait for Governor Jerry Brown to decide if he's

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Cigarette Buying No Longer An All-Ages Event in SF, As Supes Vote To Raise Tobacco Purchase Age To 21

We warned you back in November, and now it's official: After an unanimous vote at the Board of Supervisors Tuesday, San Francisco will soon raise the age one is allowed to

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E-Cigarettes Don't Help People Quit Smoking, According To UCSF Study

Although e-cigarettes are often marketed as devices to help smokers quit, a new study finds they do little to help smokers kick the habit. The study, done by UCSF and published in

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Hate San Francisco's Proliferation Of Walgreens? Blame Willie Brown

According to the Walgreens "store locator," the drugstore/emergency cat litter shop/place to grab gum and milk has around 50 locations across San Francisco, quite a feat given our city&

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Your Smokes Are About To Get More Expensive As Litter Fee Set To Double

The price of cigarettes across San Francisco is set to increase on January 1, as the City Controller has announced a planned doubling of the so-called cigarette litter fee. The fee, first

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Under 21? Then Forget About Buying Smokes In SF, Says Supe

Though an effort to raise California's smoking age to 21 stalled last month in the state Assembly, that won't stop a couple San Francisco lawmakers from trying to impose

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SF Health Department Goes After Vaping With New Campaign

Good, bad, or ugly, vaping is happening and San Francisco's Health Department is positioned to be the first to try to curb it, ABC 7 reports. That's it, that&

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San Francisco Orders First Parklet Removal

Sure, people were using the parklet outside Martin Macks gastropub on Haight Street. But not the right kind of people, darling. The Department of Public Works issued the order last week for one

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Photo Du Jour: Smoker's Choice

Photo by Troy Holden.

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Photo Du Jour: Mission Beauties

Photo by Troy Holden.

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Photo Du Jour: Nice Shoes

Photo by Erik Wilson.

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Anti-Smoking Crusaders Seek To Ban Smoking Around Lake Merritt

Some "chemically sensitive" and otherwise smoke-averse individuals in Oakland have just filed a petition with city councilperson Rebecca Kaplan to ban smoking around the perimeter of Lake Merritt. Once again,

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