Local bars adapt to ordinance change
Jump to full article: Solana Beach (CA) Sun, 2010-01-21
Author: Jonathan Horn
Intro: Through a loophole, En Fuego Cantina in downtown Del Mar was one of the last restaurants able to allow smoking in part of its outdoor dining area. But due to a city ordinance banning all smoking in public, En Fuego Cantina is now one of the first to have to stop people from lighting up anywhere in its dining area and even near its front doors.
"It's not like it was front-page news - we've been having to tell people a ton," said owner John Wingate.
Those who smoke on city streets in Del Mar will be subject to a $100 fine if cited by a police officer. That could increase to up to $500 with repeated offenses.
Encinitas Sheriff Lt. Bill Donahue, whose department enforces the law, said officers have already issued "several" citations.
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