www.montereycountynow.com FEBRUARY 20-26, 2025 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY 27 Carmel-by-the-Sea Pacific Grove Greenfield Soledad Sand City Marina Del Rey Oaks Salinas King City Gonzales Seaside Monterey Monterey County Unincorporated 44 tate Of Tobacco Control 2025 - California Local Grades State of Tobacco Control 2025 California Local Grades Overall Tobacco Control Grade CACFDBCACFCCC Total Points 5135048 5127 1 6 5 7 Smokefree Outdoor Air DADFFBDBCDDFD Dining 0400040400000 Entryways 0400000400000 Public Events 0400040400000 Recreation Areas 4440242442423 Service Areas 0400044040000 Sidewalks 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Worksites 0000000000000 Total Points 5244021771783423 Smokefree Housing FAFFFFFADFFFD Nonsmoking Apartments 0400000400000 Nonsmoking Condominiums 0400000400000 Nonsmoking Common Areas 0400000420002 Total Points 012000001220002 Reducing Sales of Tobacco Products AAAFAAAAAFAAA Tobacco Retailer Licensing 4440444440444 Total Points 4440444440444 Restrictions on Flavored Tobacco Products N/A Y N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Y N/A N/A N/A Y Y Flavored Tobacco Products 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Total Points 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Emerging Issues Bonus Points Emerging Products Definition - Secondhand Smoke 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 Emerging Products Definition - Licensing 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 Emerging Products Definition - Cannabis 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Retailer Location Restrictions 0000000000 1 0 0 Sale of Tobacco Products in Pharmacies 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Minimum Price of Cigarettes 0000000000000 Minimum Pack Size of Cigars 0000000000000 Total Points 2 3 2 0 1 4 3 3 2 0 3 1 3 Monterey County ↑ Return to TOC Appendix A: Local Grading Methodology The American Lung Association in California established local tobacco control grades in four categories that reflect where local action is needed and where the greatest public health benefit can be derived. The bar is set high because tobacco remains the number one preventable cause of death in California and because experience shows that local action has been the cornerstone of the tobacco control movement and public health improvement. The four tobacco control policy grades that are assigned to each city and county are: 1. Smokefree Outdoor Air 2. Smokefree Housing 3. Reducing Sales of Tobacco Products 4. Restrictions on Flavored Tobacco Products These four grades plus Emerging Issues Bonus Points are then used to calculate an Overall Tobacco Control grade for each municipality. An “n/a” or “not applicable” score is given to municipalities in which it is not possible to adopt a specific type of policy due to a complete lack of the entity that is being graded. For example, if a city or county doesn’t have any stores that sell tobacco products, then the city is awarded an n/a as opposed to 0 points in the Reducing Sales of Tobacco Products category, and the grading scales are adjusted accordingly. Below is a description of each of the grading categories, a summary of the relevant state laws and an explanation of the grade criteria. Overall Tobacco Control Grade Description –The Overall Tobacco Control grade is a letter grade awarded to the municipality based on its grades in the four categories, plus Emerging Issues Bonus Points. Grade Criteria – To determine the Overall Tobacco Control grade, the city or county is given a point value for each of its grades in the four categories (Smokefree Outdoor Air, Smokefree Housing, Reducing Sales of Tobacco Products, Restrictions on Flavored Tobacco Products) as follows: A=4; B=3; C=2; D=1; and F=0. These four point values are then added together, along with the Emerging Issues Bonus Points section (4 or more bonus points = 1 additional point), for a total point value for the Overall Tobacco Control grade. The total points are turned into grades based on a scale of: A (11-14); B (8-10); C (5-7); D (2-4); and F (0-1). Grade Scale Below is a quick reference for the point scale for the four letter grades received by each city and county. Overall Tobacco Control Grade A: 11-14 pts B: 8-10 pts C: 5-7 pts D: 2-4 pts F: 0-1 pts Smokefree Outdoor Air Grade A: 18+ pts B: 13-17 pts C: 8-12 pts D: 3-7 pts F: 0-2 pts Smokefree Housing Grade A: 10+ pts B: 7-9 pts C: 4-6 pts D: 1-3 pts F: 0 pts Reducing Sales of Tobacco Products Grade A: 4 pts B: 3 pts C: 2 pts D: 1 pts F: 0 pts Restrictions on Flavored Tobacco Products Grade Yes: 1+pt No: N/A Emerging Issues Bonus Points 4+ pts adds one point to the Overall Grade Appendix A: Local Grading Methodology continued State of Tobacco Control 2025 California Local Grades 5 Appendix A Congratulations Del Rey Oaks, in terms of tobacco control you went from an “F” to an “A”. What is your city’s grade? Urge your mayors and city council members to adopt measures to control tobacco and secondhand smoke. Carmel-by-the-Sea Del Rey Oaks Gonzales 44 State Of Tobacco Control 2025 - California Local Grades State of Tobacco Control 2025 California Local Grades Overall Tobacco Control Grade C A C F Total Points 5 13 5 0 Smokefree Outdoor Air D A D F Dining 0 4 0 0 Entryways 0 4 0 0 Public Events 0 4 0 0 Recreation Areas 4 4 4 0 Service Areas 0 4 0 0 Sidewalks 1 4 0 0 Worksites 0 0 0 0 Total Points 5 24 4 0 Smokefree Housing F A F F Nonsmoking Apartments 0 4 0 0 Nonsmoking Condominiums 0 4 0 0 Nonsmoking Common Areas 0 4 0 0 Total Points 0 12 0 0 Reducing Sales of Tobacco Products A A A F Tobacco Retailer Licensing 4 4 4 0 Total Points 4 4 4 0 Restrictions on Flavored Tobacco Products N/A Y N/A N/ Flavored Tobacco Products 0 1 0 0 Total Points 0 1 0 0 Emerging Issues Bonus Points Emerging Products Definition - Secondhand Smoke 0 1 1 0 Emerging Products Definition - Licensing 1 1 1 0 Emerging Products Definition - Cannabis 1 1 0 0 Retailer Location Restrictions 0 0 0 0 Sale of Tobacco Products in Pharmacies 0 0 0 0 Minimum Price of Cigarettes 0 0 0 0 Minimum Pack Size of Cigars 0 0 0 0 Total Points 2 3 2 0 Monterey County Carmel-by-the-Sea Pacific Grove Greenfield Soledad Sand City Marina Del Rey Oaks Salinas King City Gonzales Seaside Monterey Monterey County Unincorporated 44 State Of Tobacco Control 2025 - California Local Grades State of Tobacco Control 2025 California Local Grades Overall Tobacco Control Grade CACFDBCACFCCC Total Points 5135048 5127 1 6 5 7 Smokefree Outdoor Air DADFFBDBCDDFD Dining 0400040400000 Entryways 0400000400000 Public Events 0400040400000 Recreation Areas 4440242442423 Service Areas 0400044040000 Sidewalks 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Worksites 0000000000000 Total Points 5244021771783423 Smokefree Housing FAFFFFFADFFFD Nonsmoking Apartments 0400000400000 Nonsmoking Condominiums 0400000400000 Nonsmoking Common Areas 0400000420002 Total Points 012000001220002 Reducing Sales of Tobacco Products AAAFAAAAAFAAA Tobacco Retailer Licensing 4440444440444 Total Points 4440444440444 Restrictions on Flavored Tobacco Products N/A Y N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Y N/A N/A N/A Y Y Flavored Tobacco Products 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Total Points 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Emerging Issues Bonus Points Emerging Products Definition - Secondhand Smoke 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 Emerging Products Definition - Licensing 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 Emerging Products Definition - Cannabis 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Retailer Location Restrictions 0000000000 1 0 0 Sale of Tobacco Products in Pharmacies 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Minimum Price of Cigarettes 0000000000000 Minimum Pack Size of Cigars 0000000000000 Total Points 2 3 2 0 1 4 3 3 2 0 3 1 3 Monterey County ↑ Return to TOC Sponsored by Hillard Hives Honey sold at The Farm and Star Pharmacy
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