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.