"Smoke-Free Nation""Berkeley's new outdoor smoking ban is one of several recent Bay Area laws
that mark the beginning of the end to smokers' rights."
6/11/08
"When the Berkeley City Council voted last November to ban smoking in the
city's shopping districts, it was widely viewed as an attempt to deal with
the intractable homeless problem on Telegraph and Shattuck avenues. After
all, many homeless people smoke, and the measure was part of Mayor Tom
Bates' Public Commons for Everyone Initiative. But the new law, which went
into effect last month, does more than give police a new weapon to roust the
homeless. It's a sweeping prohibition that will likely impact every smoker in
the city."
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