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# Smokers should be banned from outdoor dining
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/smokers-should-be-banned-from-outdoor-dining-editor/
- Published: 2004-09-30T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T05:14:30.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Promenade, #archive-import

*By Jerry Rubin Santa Monica*

The article “Smoking ban proposal for Promenade snuffed” by

As Ms. Whitmarsh reported, outdoor dining areas are smoke-free by law in Davis, Berkeley, Santa Barbara, San Ramon, Laguna Hills and Los Gatos.

Why when families are eating should they have to go indoors to get a breath of fresh air?

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 30, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/093004.pdf?ref=smdp.com)