Redwood City Council Initiates Study On Vaping Ban: Report

REDWOOD CITY, CA — The Redwood City Council will initiate the review of a proposed future vaping ban at tonight’s council meeting, the San Mateo Daily Journal reports.

The council will hold a study session that will give lawmakers direction on a future ordinance banning the sale of flavored tobacco and electronic cigarette devices.

Should Redwood City councilmembers proceed with the proposal, they would be following a growing trend.

Last summer San Francisco became the first city in the United States to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes.

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors followed suit in November banning the sale of e-cigarettes in unincorporated areas.

Cities throughout the Bay Area including Danville have adopted similar measures. Pleasanton councilmembers are considering a similar proposal.

If it enacts such a measure, Redwood City would join San Carlos, South San Francisco, Burlingame, Half Moon Bay, Menlo Park and Portola Valley in doing so, the Daily Journal report said.

If councilmembers approve the proposal, the city’s 16 tobacco and vaping stores along with other businesses selling e-cigarettes that continue selling flavored tobacco products would face fines along with the prospect of having their tobacco retail license revoked, according to the Daily Journal, which cites a city staff report.

Read more in The San Mateo Daily Journal.

View tonight’s full Redwood City Council meeting agenda.