CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / LOS ANGELES
A proposed smoking ban in outdoor dining areas is back before the City Council after months of deliberation.
Introduced in mid-2008, the ordinance would bar customers from lighting up within a 10-foot radius of outdoor seating areas at restaurants and food courts. Under the current draft, smoking would also be prohibited within a 40-foot radius of mobile food trucks and refreshment kiosks.
The rules would exempt bars, nightclubs for the 18-and-older crowd, and venues closed to the public for private events.
If the City Council approves the ban, there will be a six-month public education period before the rules are enforced.
-- Maeve Reston
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