[CTS] Re: OT: L.A. beaches to be smoke-free
- From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhb57@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 21:59:51 -0500
Wonderful democratic land of freedom we live in huh?
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> Coming to your home next......Never mind the twenty billion tons
> of smog that people breathe in! <shrug>
>
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> SANTA MONICA, California (AP) -- Los Angeles County is getting 13
> miles of smoke-free beaches.
>
> The City Council gave final approval Tuesday to a smoking ban on
> the sand, at bus stops and on much of the city's historic wooden
> pier, a measure that Mayor Richard Bloom has promised to sign.
>
> The new law is expected to go into effect sometime in the next
> six weeks, as is a similar Los Angeles ban.
>
> Together, the ordinances form a 13-mile span of beaches where
> smokers will be prohibited from lighting up cigarettes, pipes and cigars.
>
> The bans represent a recent trend among Southern California
> coastal communities.
>
> In March, San Clemente officials banned smoking on its beaches
> and piers in Orange County, while Solana Beach in San Diego
> County became smoke-free in October.
>
> Santa Monica's ordinance slaps violators with a $250 fine.
>
> The mayor and backing council members say the law is needed to
> protect the environment, reduce beachgoers' exposure to
> second-hand smoke and keep the beaches clean.
>
> People will be able to smoke in designated areas on the city pier.
> "Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage"
>
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