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National News Stories

Fans Face First Smoke-Free US Open, Associated Press, June 11, 2008

U.S. Cigarette Sales Decline by 18%; Sales of Other Tobacco Products Increase by 43 %, Center for Substance Abuse Research, June 2008

Study: Smoking Bans Dissuade Teens from Lighting Up, Associated Press, May 6, 2008

Quitting Smoking Good for your Social Health, too, University of California San Diego, May 2008

A Good Week: Tobacco Control Efforts Move Forward Mostly, San Diego Union-Tribune, March 8, 2008

Regulate Tobacco: FDA Bill May Finally Win Approval, San Diego Union-Tribune, March 3, 2008

Smoking Bans Help People Quit, Research Shows, National Public Radio's Morning Edition, October 25, 2007

California News Stories

Non-Smoking Gamblers Push Casinos to Clean the Air, San Diego Union-Tribune, July 7, 2008

Dead not Buried: Smoke Ban at State Parks, Beaches Derailed, San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial, April 26, 2008

Governor Signs Ban on Smoking in Cars with Kids, California Chronicle, October 10, 2007

Local News Stories

Palomar Considers New Smoking Limits, San Diego Union-Tribune, July 4, 2008

Beach-Park Smoking Ban Takes Step in Carlsbad, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 7, 2008

Cigarette Butts are Litter, Carmel Valley Leader, April 25, 2008

Color county red...and U.S. Open smoke-free, San Diego Union Tribune, March 29, 2008

Smoking at beaches outlawed, San Diego Union-Tribune, February 21, 2008

Time is now for Encinitas beach smoking ban, San Diego Union Tribune Editorial: North Edition, February 16, 2008

Grossmont, Cuyamaca to Ban Smoking on College Campuses, San Diego Union-Tribune, January 24, 2008

Smoking Ban Kicks in on Hospital Property, North County Times, January 5, 2008

Stadium to Strictly Enforce Restrictions on Smoking, San Diego Union-Tribune, September 29, 2007

San Diego City Council Passes Law to Protect Kids from Illegal Tobacco Sales, Voice of San Diego, September 11, 2007

Round Four – Revised Tobacco Licensing Law Merits Adoption, San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial, September 9, 2007

Cigarette hotline gets 10-month extension, San Diego Union-Tribune, August 3, 2007

New Website Highlights Smoke-Free Attractions in San Diego (Report), News 8, July 16, 2007

New Website Highlights Smoke-Free Attractions in San Diego (Video) News 8, July 16, 2007

A Tide of Trash in Holiday Wake,San Diego Union-Tribune, July 6, 2007

Smoke-Free City – Ban for Beaches, Parks Merits Approval, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 24, 2006

News Releases

Tobacco Retail Licensing in El Cajon yields 75 percent drop in illegal cigarette sales to minors, Communities Against Substance Abuse News Release, June 24, 2008

Smoke-Free US Open Golf Tournament: A Winner for San Diego and Public Health, American Lung Association, Lung Cancer Alliance and Surfrider Foundation San Diego Chapter, June 11, 2008

Navigating by the Stars – Celebrating San Diego’s Smoke-Free Movement

We’ve Come Full Circle

New Study Shows Fully Funded Tobacco Control Programs Reduce Number of Smokers, American Lung Association, January 28, 2008

California Gets Mixed Grades in Tobacco Report Card, American Lung Association, January 10, 2008

American Lung Association Releases State of Tobacco Control 2007

New "Smoke-Free Cars with Minors" Law Protects California’s Children from Secondhand Smoke in Cars, California Department of Public Health, January 3, 2008

Palomar-Pomerado Health Goes Smoke-Free (January 2, 2008)

It Will Take a License...

Take Action! Express Your Support for the Enforcement of Smoking Restrictions at Qualcomm Stadium

Acting Surgeon General Joins with American Academy of Pediatrics to Protect Children from Secondhand Smoke (September 18, 2007)

Councilmember Maienschein and Councilmember Young Call for the Support of the Tobacco Retailer Licensing Ordinance, Office of San Diego City Councilman Brian Maienschein, September 10, 2007

It's Official: El Cajon goes Smoke-Free!

A Breath of Fresh Air in El Cajon

Launching SmokefreeSanDiego.org PETCO Park's Jumbotron heralds new online resource

Transit System Alert: New Smokefree Policy World No Tobacco Day launch of public outreach program

Amazing Reasons to Quit Smoking, American Lung Association News Release, December 28, 2006

Creating “Smoke-Free San Diego,” American Lung Association News Release, December 21, 2006