Links
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Action on Smoking & Health
Provides up-to-the-minute tobacco-related news.
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Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights
Provides excellent advocacy information on such topics as clean indoor air ordinances, smoke-free apartments, and tobacco industry activity.
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Buck Tobacco Sponsorship Project
Addresses tobacco promotion and use, including smokeless ("chew/spit") tobacco and cigarettes, at rodeos and in locations throughout the community that the tobacco industry uses to link its products to nearby rodeos.
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California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN)
Works to support young people in the movement for tobacco control.
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Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Works to protect children from tobacco by changing public policy, altering the public's perception of tobacco use as "glamorous," and countering tobacco industry marketing to youth.
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Smokefree Apartment House Registry
Provides resources for individuals dealing with secondhand smoke in apartments and condos.
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Smokescreen Action Network
Contains links to announcement lists for a number of tobacco control organizations.
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The Center for Tobacco Policy and Organizing
A project of the American Lung Association of California, provides assistance with community organizing strategies and serves as a tobacco policy resource.
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Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium (TTAC)
Independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting organizations in building and growing highly effective tobacco control programs.
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Findlaw
Provides links to most major California municipal codes on the web. Findlaw has some municipal codes that the IGS Library site does not have.
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Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) Library, UC Berkeley
A helpful guide to California municipal codes and ordinances, with contact information for the UC Berkeley-based IGS Library. IGS has some municipal codes that Findlaw does not have.
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California Attorney General
Tobacco Litigation and Enforcement site contains detailed information on the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between the attorneys general and the tobacco industry, including the full text of the MSA, frequently asked questions, and an on-line complaint form to report potential settlement violations.
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City Attorneys
Write new laws for the city, advise elected officials on legal issues, and file and defend civil lawsuits. City attorneys can play a key role in enforcing tobacco control laws with civil penalties. To find your City Attorney, click on "City Attorney Roster," organized either by city name or by last name.
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County Counsel
Write new laws for the county, advise elected officials on legal issues, and file and defend civil lawsuits. County counsel can play a key role in enforcing tobacco control laws with civil penalties. To find your County Counsel, use the "County People Search" function on the California Institute for County Government web page by entering your county and "County Counsel" in the box for name or title.
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District Attorneys
Are county officers who prosecute criminal violations on behalf of the people of California. District Attorneys can play a key role in enforcing criminal (and sometimes civil) tobacco control laws.
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California Attorney General
Tobacco Litigation and Enforcement site contains detailed information on the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between the attorneys general and the tobacco industry, including the full text of the MSA, frequently asked questions, and an on-line complaint form to report potential settlement violations.
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California Courts Self-Help Center
Offers information and assistance for individuals who are suing or being sued in small claims court. The website includes general background on small claims and mediation, as well as county-specific court information.
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CaliforniaTobacco Control Program
Part of the California Department of Health Services that administers the California Tobacco Tax Health Protection Act of 1988 - Proposition 99. This site provides information such as fact sheets on tobacco control in California.
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CDC's State Tobacco Activities
Evaluation site contains up-to-date and historical state-level data on tobacco use prevention and control. Topics include behaviors, demographics, economics, legislation, and program implementation.
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Centers for Disease Control
Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS) page provides current research on effects of tobacco use as well as news, educational materials, publications, and cessation information including the Surgeon General Reports, state information, tobacco industry documents and information on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).
