Flavored Tobacco Products To Be Banned In San Francisco
The regulation faced resistance from small businesses already grappling with new rules on selling tobacco products.
San Francisco Chronicle:
SF Supervisors OK Ban On Sale Of Flavored Tobacco
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a citywide ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products Tuesday, saying the candy tinctures and bright-colored wrapping help lure children into a life of addiction. But the law met resistance from small grocers and smoke shop owners — many of them immigrants — who are grappling with other taxes and costs, including tobacco retailer licenses, cigarette litter abatement fees and the new $2-per-pack cigarette tax that state voters approved last year. (Swan, 6/20)
In other news from across the state —
San Jose Mercury News:
Santa Cruz Brain Surgeon Charged With Child Rape Has Medical License Suspended
The Medical Board of California suspended Santa Cruz brain surgeon James Kohut’s medical license Monday amid allegations that he and two nurses raped children and recorded the acts in Santa Cruz County. ... Kohut faces 11 felonies in connection with raping, sodomizing and abusing children sexually. (Todd, 6/21)
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Doctor: Shark Bite Victim Recovering, Likely Will Walk Again
The Vista woman who nearly died after she was attacked by a shark at San Onofre State Beach seven weeks ago is “progressing amazingly quickly” in her recovery, her doctor said Tuesday. Leeanne Ericson was swimming at San Onofre State Beach when a great white shark tore into her right buttock and upper leg on April 29. Witnesses said the 36-year-old mother of three disappeared under the water after the shark struck. Her boyfriend, on a surfboard next to her, dove in and pulled Ericson onto his surfboard and with the help of several bystanders rushed her to shore. Ericson was flown to Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, where she has remained since then. (Figueroa, 6/20)