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SB 343
Senate Bill 343 mandates supplemental materials that have been
received by the City Clerk's office that relate to an agenda item after
the agenda packets have been distributed to the City Council be
available to the public.
The attached documents were received in the City Clerk's office after
distribution of the November 20, 2012 City Council meeting agenda
packet.
Item 6.2
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November 16, 2012
Honorable Mayor Tim Sbranti
100 Civic Plaza
Dublin, CA 94568
Dear Mayor Sbranti:
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is committed to protecting the health and
well-being of youth in the city of Dublin. As such, we support a strong tobacco retailer license
(TRL) ordinance for the city. Such an ordinance would help restrict youth access to tobacco
and may prevent a lifelong addiction to a deadly product. A tobacco retailer license, coupled
with an adequate licensing fee and appropriate penalties for selling to youth, is a proven
method of reducing youth access to tobacco products.
In the United States, tobacco use accounts for at least 30% of all cancer deaths and 80%of lung
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cancer deaths. Also, each day nearly 4,000 children try their first cigarette (2010 National
Survey on Drug Use & Health, NSDUH, Summary of National findings, 2011.) According to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 88 percent of adult tobacco users report that they
started smoking by age 18. Besides lung cancer, tobacco use also increases the risk for cancers
of the mouth, lips, nasal cavity (nose) and sinuses, larynx (voice box), pharynx (throat),
esophagus (swallowing tube), stomach, pancreas, kidney, bladder, uterus, cervix, colon/rectum,
ovary (mutinous), and acute myeloid leukemia.
Please help keep children in Dublin safe by adopting the proposed ordinance for a tobacco
retailer license.
Sincerely,
Cassie Ray
Director, Field Advocacy
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Cc: Dublin City Council
Greater Bay-Redwood Empire Region
980 9`"Street,Stue 2200•Sacramento,CA 95814•707.290,0003