Smoke-Free San Diego is a project of the Tobacco-Free Coalition of San Diego County, a group of local agencies and community members who fight for smoke-free air and mobilize communities to bring out policy change.

Over the past 20 years much progress has been made to protect San Diego residents and our region’s environment from the dangers associated with secondhand smoke, tobacco litter, and illegal tobacco sales.

This website charts the course of San Diego’s smoke-free movement and offers resources that promote understanding of state and local policies that keep our community healthy.

Join us in the fight for smoke-free air!

Tackling Tobacco Product Waste – Protecting Our Land, Sea, and Communities

Join the Tobacco-Free Coalition of San Diego County (TFC) for the Quarterly Meeting on Wednesday, October 8th from 10-11:30am (PT). The focus is on eliminating tobacco product waste like cigarette butts and toxic vaping devices from polluting our streets, shorelines, and oceans. We’ll explore how smoke-free policies and community action makes all of us and our environment healthier and safer.

Highlights of the meeting:

• Learn why we need to get tobacco product waste out of our neighborhood streets and shorelines
• Discover how policies making outdoor public areas smoke-free also make communities cleaner and healthier
• Understand how reducing tobacco waste also reduces fire danger
• Hear about community action strategies for a better and healthier San Diego

Register: https://sdcounty-ca-gov.zoom.us/meeting/register/Utv6b3s6Q0u_R-UT8PUw_A#/registration

iKickButts Training Session 

Join the Center for Tobacco and the Environment for a free training session on how you or your organization can use their new smartphone app, iKickButts, to address the toxic legacy of commercial tobacco product waste in your community.

iKickButts is free to download on the Apple App Store® and Google Play Store®. The app allows users to photograph, map, classify, and count tobacco product waste. Users can also download summarized reports to share with their community and elected officials, and organize local clean-up events and community science projects.

Training Session Dates:

• Wednesday, October 15  –  11:00 AM–12:00 PM
• Tuesday, November 4 – 2:00–3:00 PM
• Wednesday, November 12 – 9:00–10:00 AM
• Thursday, November 13 – 2:00–3:00 PM

Register: https://sdsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1ENbsSYGYuWfd7U

Biennial Research Fair

Join the Policy Research Center for Tobacco and the Environment for a Community Research Fair!

Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Time: 12:30 – 2:00 PM
Location: SAY San Diego, 4775 Viewridge Avenue, San Diego

• Find out how you, your organization, or your students can get involved with research on tobacco’s impact on the environment.
• Learn about our exciting new “Rapid Response Projects” (RRPs) developed from the community conversations held last spring.
• “Speed date” different policy initiatives to find the project that suits your interests.
• Network with researchers, community leaders, and tobacco prevention professionals committed to ending tobacco pollution in our communities.
• Network with researchers, community leaders, and tobacco prevention professionals committed to ending tobacco pollution in our communities.

This event is FREE to attend, and lunch will be provided! We encourage strong participation from community members, organizations, and tobacco prevention specialists. Over the next two years, we are working to expand community involvement in every phase of our research projects. Please help us share this information widely.

Register: https://sdsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3rDThGfueqfgFxQ

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