Public health – City Attorney of San Francisco

City Attorney secures nearly $3 million settlement from online tobacco retailers

October 24, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Agreement holds online retailers accountable for violating local flavored tobacco bans by selling flavored nicotine pouches including the popular ZYN brand

City Attorney secures $250,000 judgment against smoke shop owners flouting flavored tobacco laws

April 21, 2025March 5, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Large-scale decoy operation revealed owners illegally sold flavored tobacco at nearly a dozen smoke shops across the Bay Area

City Attorney secures settlement against online tobacco retailers that violated flavored tobacco and e-cigarette bans

January 28, 2025January 7, 2025 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Court order holds online tobacco retailers accountable for violating city laws that protect youth from harmful tobacco products

City Attorney sues online tobacco retailers for violating local flavored tobacco ban

October 3, 2025September 4, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Lawsuit alleges online retailers violated city law intended to protect youth from harmful tobacco use by selling flavored nicotine pouches like “Zyns”

City Attorney sues online tobacco retailers for violating local flavored tobacco and e-cigarette bans

January 28, 2025December 5, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Lawsuit alleges online retailers violated city laws intended to protect youth from harmful tobacco use

City Attorney statement on SCOTUS decision to eliminate right to abortion

October 17, 2025June 24, 2022 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Ruling goes against nearly 50 years of precedent

San Francisco officials praise anticipated FDA decision to ban Juul e-cigarettes

January 9, 2024June 22, 2022 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Decision follows San Francisco’s actions in safeguarding public health against the harms of e-cigarettes

Legal Community Launches Initiative to Defend Abortion Rights

October 17, 2025June 1, 2022 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

As the U.S. Supreme Court looks poised to strike down Roe v. Wade, Bay Area attorneys band together to provide legal assistance to those seeking abortions

City Attorney Chiu statement on federal court ruling upholding SFO health care law

October 17, 2025April 6, 2022 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Decision protects the safety, security, and continuity of operations of SFO by ensuring airport workers’ access to high quality health care

Herrera statement on FDA orders for e-cigarettes

September 10, 2021 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

“Now it’s time for the FDA to finish the job and apply the same public health standard to Juul, which is Big Tobacco’s stalking horse and has targeted children.”

Herrera moves to shut down rogue party attempting to profit off the coronavirus

October 17, 2025March 25, 2020 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

City Attorney works with SFPD to protect public health and prevent illegal gathering during pandemic

San Francisco successfully blocks discriminatory health care rule

October 17, 2025November 19, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Court blocks so-called ‘conscience rule’ that would have denied critical medical care to patients.

Herrera statement on voters rejecting Juul’s ballot measure

October 17, 2025November 6, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

San Francisco voters are too smart to be fooled by Juul.

Herrera statement after hearing to invalidate discriminatory health care rule

October 17, 2025October 30, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

So-called ‘conscience rule’ has been on hold; SF and coalition partners are now asking the federal courts to invalidate it

Herrera takes on tour bus company that cheated workers out of health care

October 17, 2025October 10, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

City Sightseeing refused to pay health care costs for 215 employees and thumbed its nose at the law

Herrera files for court order invalidating discriminatory health care rule

October 17, 2025September 12, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

So-called ‘conscience rule’ has been on hold; SF and coalition partners are now asking the federal courts to invalidate it

City Attorney Dennis Herrera’s statement on Juul’s attempt to rewrite election language

September 6, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

“San Francisco’s Department of Elections and its employees have been doing an exemplary job,” Herrera said. “I’m equally confident that our co-defendants are also meeting or exceeding their legal duties.”

“Kevin Burns and other Juul executives have gotten rich peddling poison and addicting a generation of kids to nicotine.”

Herrera forces Trump administration to back down on discriminatory health care rule

October 17, 2025June 28, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Facing legal challenge, federal government agrees to delay implementation of rule that could have denied medical care to women, LGBTQ patients and others

Herrera statement on e-cigarette legislation final vote

October 17, 2025June 25, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Board of Supervisors passes legislation unanimously on second vote

Herrera statement on e-cigarette legislation passing

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Agreement holds online retailers accountable for violating local flavored tobacco bans by selling flavored nicotine pouches including the popular ZYN brand

Large-scale decoy operation revealed owners illegally sold flavored tobacco at nearly a dozen smoke shops across the Bay Area

Court order holds online tobacco retailers accountable for violating city laws that protect youth from harmful tobacco products

Lawsuit alleges online retailers violated city law intended to protect youth from harmful tobacco use by selling flavored nicotine pouches like “Zyns”

Lawsuit alleges online retailers violated city laws intended to protect youth from harmful tobacco use

Ruling goes against nearly 50 years of precedent

Decision follows San Francisco’s actions in safeguarding public health against the harms of e-cigarettes

As the U.S. Supreme Court looks poised to strike down Roe v. Wade, Bay Area attorneys band together to provide legal assistance to those seeking abortions

Decision protects the safety, security, and continuity of operations of SFO by ensuring airport workers’ access to high quality health care

“Now it’s time for the FDA to finish the job and apply the same public health standard to Juul, which is Big Tobacco’s stalking horse and has targeted children.”

City Attorney works with SFPD to protect public health and prevent illegal gathering during pandemic

Court blocks so-called ‘conscience rule’ that would have denied critical medical care to patients.

San Francisco voters are too smart to be fooled by Juul.

So-called ‘conscience rule’ has been on hold; SF and coalition partners are now asking the federal courts to invalidate it

City Sightseeing refused to pay health care costs for 215 employees and thumbed its nose at the law

So-called ‘conscience rule’ has been on hold; SF and coalition partners are now asking the federal courts to invalidate it

“Kevin Burns and other Juul executives have gotten rich peddling poison and addicting a generation of kids to nicotine.”

Facing legal challenge, federal government agrees to delay implementation of rule that could have denied medical care to women, LGBTQ patients and others

Board of Supervisors passes legislation unanimously on second vote

The legislation passed unanimously at the Board of Supervisors