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AG Becerra Petitions Court to Order Amazon to Comply With Subpoenas

December 15, 2020 2:24 amDecember 14, 2020 9:28 pm

On Monday, outgoing California Attorney General Xavier Becerra petitioned the Sacramento County Superior Court to order Amazon to comply with subpoenas over how the company has protected it’s workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Becerra’s petition says that Amazon has not...

SF Board of Supervisors Votes To Ban Tobacco, Vaping Inside Apartments

December 3, 2020 10:19 pmDecember 5, 2020 6:12 pm

Earlier this week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 to ban all tobacco smoking and vaping from inside apartments in the city. The ordinance, written by outgoing Supervisor Norman Yee, cites that secondhand smoke could travel between apartment...

Proposed SF Ban on Smoking Inside Apartment Buildings Quickly Gains Opposition

November 16, 2020 2:32 pmNovember 17, 2020 12:16 pm

On Monday, significant public opposition began to form around a proposed San Francisco Board of Supervisors bill that, if passed, would ban smoking inside private apartment buildings. The bill, authored by Supervisor Norman Yee, would specifically ban usage inside apartment...