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- URL: https://www.smdp.com/040203-story/
- Published: 2003-04-02T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:59:46.000Z
- 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.

This week, Q-Line wants to know: “Is the smoking ban in parks a good law, a bad law or a waste of time and money?”

Call (310) 285-8106 with your response before Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll print them in Friday’s paper. Please limit your comments to a minute or less. It might help to think first about the wording of your response.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 2, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/040203.pdf?ref=smdp.com)