San Francisco supes vote to extend smoking ban ( near doorways and windows of offices, shops, etc)

[The Straight Story]

San Francisco supes vote to extend smoking ban


SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco officials have moved one step closer to expanding the city's smoking ban to include numerous outdoor areas.

The board of supervisors Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution making it illegal to light up at sidewalk cafes, restaurant patios, movie and ATM lines and the common areas of housing complexes. The resolution also bans smoking near doorways and windows of offices, shops and restaurants and at bingo halls.

It is already illegal to smoke in offices and businesses without a designated smoking area.

The board will have to approve the resolution again next week for final passage.

Supervisor Eric Mar, who sponsored the legislation, said it will protect San Francisco residents from secondhand smoke.

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_14646575

[paulsby]

1. it most likely will be ignored like the ban in seattle

which si completely absurd and bans smoking within 25 ft of the ENTRANCE of any building, etc. which effectively means almost anywhere on any city sidewalk you are violating the law if you smoke

NOBODY enforces this law (i have yet to talk to a cop who has written a ticket for it), so it becomes the worst sort of law.

the law that stays on the books as a tool of arbitrary harassment/sparse enforcement

brought to you by the geniuses of san francisco.

WA state has a similar law regarding online gambling. they made it a C felony to play a $1 online poker tournament

seriously

when questioned about it, the gambling commission said they didn't intend to ENFORCE it.

perfect example of a nannystate run amok.

and of course they claimed the law was to protect people - in a state where there are casinos all over the place?>

the purpose of the law was to dissuade people from playing on line, so they will go casinos and give the tribes and the state revenue

duh