The Oakland City Council has passed an ordinance on first reading that would restrict smoking and vaping in certain public and private spaces.

The ordinance, which is being pushed by Councilmember Dan Kalb, would prohibit smoking and vaping both nicotine and cannabis products in outdoor bar patios. Another aspect of the ordinance would ban smoking in dwellings of apartment complexes and condominiums with an exception for smoking cannabis.    

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.