Jump to full article: Marina Del Rey (CA) Argonaut, 2008-04-17
Author: CHRISTINA HANFORD
Intro: The City of Santa Monica has strengthened its far-reaching smoking ban.
At a City Council meeting earlier this month, the council approved changes to current smoking legislation to make restaurant owners and managers liable for knowingly or intentionally allowing smoking in outdoor dining areas. The revised ordinance also prohibits smoking on all of the city's library grounds.
At the same meeting, the council directed city staff to return with an ordinance prohibiting smoking in common areas of multi-unit residential buildings.
The city will also explore a variety of other issues involving housing and hold public workshops with input from the Rent Control Board and the Housing Commission, where anyone may express their smoking-related concerns.
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