Jump to full article: Inside Bay Area, 2009-10-26
Author: Jessica Bernstein-Wax The Daily News
Intro: The City Council is considering changes to its 16-year-old smoking ordinance that would make lighting up more difficult for residents.
The council is expected to discuss restrictions on smoking in apartments and condominiums as well as tougher punishments for those who sell cigarettes to children at a study session tonight.
"The question is really do we want to modify our ordinance to include greater restrictions than are provided by state law?" City Attorney William McClure said. "It could go the whole gamut."
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A group of high school students recently came to the council and reported they successfully bought cigarettes at some Menlo Park retailers, Fergusson said.
"We need to give law enforcement the tools to stop these criminals from poisoning our children," she said.
Tonight's study session begins at 7 in the Council chamber at 701 Laurel St.
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