Strict Alameda Smoking Ban Takes Effect In 2012

December 30, 2011 3:50 PM

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ALAMEDA (CBS SF) – An ordinance taking effect on Monday in Alameda bans smoking in all outdoor public places. It was modeled after similar ordinances passed in other Bay Area cities, like Belmont and Richmond.

The ban lists Alameda’s downtown sidewalks, shopping zones, outdoor work sites and vehicles used for work among areas where smoking will be prohibited, as of January 2nd.

The ordinance also applies to the insides of apartment and condo complexes, as well as their balconies and porches.

“This is not a big brother or nanny state type of ordinance,” stressed Vice Mayor Rob Bonta. “It is not an attempt to control behavior, it’s an attempt to protect members of the public from a health hazard in the form of secondhand smoke.”

KCBS’ Anna Duckworth Reports:

Strict New Smoking Ban Takes Effect in Alameda in 2012

Fines for anyone caught violating the ordinance range from $100 to $500.

Strict Alameda Smoking Ban Takes Effect In 2012

Peter B. Towle

Yes it most certainly does reek with “nanny state” overtones! I despise cigarette smoke as much as anyone; but I can take care of myself by simply moving away from such smoke. I am a big boy and it isn’t rocket science as to how I can avoid smokers. GET A LIFE!

Chitz

Good for you, but not everyone being exposed to 2nd hand smoke in public is a “big boy”, like you.

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