No more smoking in the park. Lighting up on the sidewalk could bring a fine. Dining on the restaurant patio? Don’t bother asking for matches.
One of the strictest tobacco bans in the nation went into effect in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas last week, making smoking off limits in public places where someone else might be exposed to secondhand smoke: indoor businesses, outdoor businesses, parks, outdoor cafes, even apartment building common areas.
“We just don’t want anyone blowing smoke in someone’s face. Unfortunately, what smokers do is harmful to everybody else. People should have the right to breathe clean air,” said Mayor Pro Tem Dennis Washburn.
California air-quality regulators declared secondhand smoke a toxic air pollutant earlier this year.
The city took it a step farther, declaring secondhand smoke to be a public nuisance and approving an ordinance banning smoking in all public places - indoors and out - where people might congregate.
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Posted By: froosh | Mar 19th