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# Untitled
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/033103-story/
- Published: 2003-03-31T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:57:20.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Last week, the Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously to ban smoking in all 15 city parks because of concerns about the health risks associated with second-hand smoke and the likelihood that children might ingest discarded cigarette butts.

The council is scheduled to review the law a second time in April, 30 days after which it will go into effect. Smokers who are cited under the law will be fined $250.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/2026/10/033103-06_01.jpg)

Sharon Davis, wife of California Gov. (Photo: Carolyn Sackariason/Daily Press)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 31, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/033103.pdf?ref=smdp.com)