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Long Beach City Council bans smoking at bus stops, farmers markets 

Just months after reversing a longtime ban on smoking in cigar lounges and hookah bars, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to expand smoking restrictions in outdoor areas, adding bus stops and farmers markets to the growing list of areas where puffing is prohibited.

The rule, set to take affect later this year, could allow for fines of $100 to $500 for anyone caught smoking within 20 feet of bus stops and the city's popular farmer markets. . . .

Garcia believes the bus stop ban will help protect from secondhand smoke those most likely to use public transportation, including schoolkids, the elderly, disabled, low-income residents and area workers.

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