The Debate Over E-cigarettes
The use of e-cigarettes is growing rapidly, but smoking them in public may soon be illegal in San Francisco and Santa Clara counties. The electronic devices provide nicotine, but produce vapor instead of smoke. Supporters say they are a less harmful alternative to cigarettes and can be a way to help people quit. Opponents are concerned about the rising use by teens and say they may contain harmful toxins. The FDA does not currently regulate e-cigarettes. Los Angeles and Sunnyvale are among the cities in California to restrict them.
Guests:
•Marisa Lagos, San Francisco Chronicle
•Rachel Grana, UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education
•Michael Mullins, Digital Ciggz/Smoke Free Alternative Trade Association
The Highway to Hydrogen
Although automakers have spent decades and billions of dollars to develop hydrogen fuel cell cars, only a few hundred of them are on the nation’s roads. With new refueling stations in development and new models recently unveiled, are these zero-emission vehicles finally ready to roll in greater numbers?
Artist Wendy MacNaughton
Artist and illustrator Wendy MacNaughton has been sketching, observing and informally interviewing Bay Area residents for years. A fifth generation San Franciscan, she asks if San Francisco could talk, what would it say? That’s the question at the heart of her new illustrated guide, “Meanwhile in San Francisco: The City in Its Own Words.”
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