Steven Greenhut Archives - California Globe

Two More California Cities Preparing To Ban Flavored Tobacco and Vape Products

September 27, 2021 7:37 pmSeptember 27, 2021 2:37 pm

Californians have heard the constant anti-vaping ads, claiming that flavored nicotine vape products disproportionately attract teen users and need to be outlawed. In 2019, San Francisco Mayor London Breed signed into law a vaping ban, passed 11-0 by the county board...

Objections to Desalination are Shopworn, Discredited Cliches

March 7, 2021 2:11 amMarch 6, 2021 9:30 pm

Anyone who still thinks that the Huntington Beach desalination plant poses a significant threat to the environment should ask themselves: Why would Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who depends on donors that never saw an environmentalist overreach they didn’t like,...

CA Desalination Plant Inches Towards Approval – ‘Environmentalists’ Apoplectic

March 3, 2021 2:20 amMarch 4, 2021 11:46 am

In a rare and commendable display of political courage and common sense, California Governor Gavin Newsom has been working to finally grant permits to construct a second major seawater desalination plant on the Southern California Coast. But don’t count on this new...

California Banned the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products

October 5, 2020 2:08 amOctober 7, 2020 8:49 am

The Legislature passed and Governor Newsom signed SB 793 by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) on August 28 as Chapter 34. The bill, which banned flavored tobacco, added Article 5 (commencing with Section 104559.5) to Chapter 1 of Part 3...

Flavored Tobacco Ban Is Still in Play in Legislature Despite COVID

July 30, 2020 7:25 amJuly 30, 2020 7:31 am

The bill to ban flavored tobacco is still in play in the California Legislature despite the shortened legislative session due to COVID-19 shutdowns, and despite that the Food and Drug Association gave the Swedish Match General “Snus,” a “Modified Risk...

Second Try Legislation to Ban Smokeless Tobacco Products Passes Senate Approps

June 23, 2020 7:21 amJune 23, 2020 7:29 am

In May, California Globe reported on a bill to ban flavored tobacco, but it was evident there would be amendments. Senate Bill 793, written by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo), would make it illegal for any store that sells tobacco...

Vaping Supporters Meet with California Lawmakers About Strict Regulations on Vaping Products

August 28, 2019 12:14 pmAugust 28, 2019 2:08 pm

A group of “reformed combustible cigarette users” and vaping product shop owners met with lawmakers at the State Capitol Wednesday for a “Day of Action” to protect vaping rights. Vaping and e-cigarettes deliver nicotine through vapor rather than smoke. Assembly...