Edwin Weaver from Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley speaks in favor of the proposed ban on smoking in parks, public spaces and parking garages while Sister Janet Corcoran prepares to talk during the ...

Yuri was visiting Santa Monica recently and took a stroll down the Third Street Promenade. He paused for a moment to light up a cigarette, and exhaled a plume of smoke. Yuri was startled when another ...

Santa Barbara City Council Members. from left, Frank Hotchkiss, Randy Rowse and Cathy Murillo, listened to more than an hour of public comment Tuesday about expanding smoke-free, outdoor public areas ...

The TODAY anchors, along with singer Trisha Yearwood, give their takes on stories making headlines, including a new version of the classic holiday poem “The Night Before Christmas” that removes a ...

CITY HALL — Santa Monica’s already strict anti-smoking laws could get even tougher. Responding to residents’ complaints that the existing ban on smoking in the common areas of apartments and condos ...

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Santa Cruz banned smoking on its two most popular beaches Tuesday, joining nearby Capitola and eight Southern California beach communities in banishing cigarettes and smoke-related trash from their ...

Santa Barbara appears on its way to becoming mostly smoke-free, with the city’s ordinance committee on Tuesday recommending that smoking be banned at beaches, parks, trails, sports fields, Stearns ...

The proposed rules would require businesses that sell tobacco products to obtain a retail license and pay a fee and could impose further restrictions on flavored tobacco and vape sales. Santa Rosa is ...

Santa Cruz County may soon become a cannabis tourism destination as the Board of Supervisors advances two ordinances permitting smoking at cannabis dispensaries and farms. "Hey y'all, another super ...