West Hollywood residents have . But a new Santa Monica ordinance goes far in the opposite direction.
On Tuesday night, The ordinance also requires landlords to distribute a map pinpointing where smokers live to all residents in the building.
Santa Monica Councilman Kevin McKeown called this disclosure mandate an attempt to “demonize smokers.” Evoking images of Nazi Germany persecution of Jews, McKeown said, "You might as well hammer a big yellow S on their front doors."
The anti-smoking measure passed the Santa Monica City Council on a 4-2 vote based on concerns about the dangers of second-hand smoke.
Santa Monica smokers are free to smoke in their current apartments as long as they register with their landlord. Units occupied by smokers who fail to disclose their smoking statuses will automatically become “non-smoking” units.
Those who smoke in non-smoking units will face a $100 fine. Repeat offenders will be subject to citations as high as $500.
The ordinance also bans smoking in any newly constructed apartment/condo units and mandates that existing apartment units become non-smoking units once they become vacant.
In 2010, Santa Monica banned smoking in common areas and patios of multi-unit residences.
As of November 2011, smokefree housing policies have been adopted in 55 communities statewide, according to the American Lung Association in California. Details about each of the laws are included in the PDF accompanying this article in the photo section.
According to a 2010 report compiled the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 10.7% of Santa Monica residents smoke, compared to 19.6% of West Hollywood residents. In Los Angeles County, 14.6% of residents smoke.
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DEATH TO ALL TYRANTS !!!
Whiners and complainers make people physically ill. So that's a physical attack. There....you read that now too!
Although I don't smoke, I find this kind of twisted. I have read arguments on this article about how "stinky" and "filthy" smokers are. Gee, at different times in my life, I've heard the same argument against African Americans and fat people (usually women...go figure). I've also read here that smokers do "smoke" damage to apartments. That's really stretching it. Yes, I've seen nicotine stained walls in hospital smoking rooms, but I doubt they had to condemn them like they would a meth house. The yellow stuff washes off without a lot of difficulty. I've also seen nicotine addicts compared to junkies and thieves. Seriously?! Please give me a story where a "smoker" commits grand larceny or murder in order to feed their nicotine habit. Until then, I think the person who spouted that is more likely to commit such acts with all the ugly rage he seems want to inflict on others. Personally, I am sickened by reading all this animosity over any group of people. What next? Should they wear yellow arm bands with stars or red hats when out in public? Oh, wait, that's already been done. They were probably called filthy and stinky as well.
And for the record, I am not pro-smokers. I am anti-hate spewing adults projecting their intolerance and inconsideration of others on people they have generalized based on their very limited monkeysphere.
- MJM
Not quite up your alley I'm afraid, but Kelly might find them interesting. - MJM
I wish all a healthy long life and the will and strength to stop smoking......
- MJM
you're embarrassing yourself. time to take a deep breath. or do us all a favor and tell us how to get out of this thread.
"When all the methane has melted in a few years you cannot kindle a light beacon anymore. What tobacco-smoking really is? no synonym in any thesaurus could try coming anywhere near that. But i bet that captains of the trade will get the best welcome in parliaments. Now, what would happen if carbomb-monoxide spreads all over the palace? sorry, cannot think, dogs are barking 24/7. itAliens? crickeet" Fraternal twin perhaps?
The ugly truth is I don't smoke, I do not drink, I don't put illegal drugs into my body, and I don't eat most of the crap my fellow Americans do. What I am sick of is people overlooking crap like the stinky exhaust from their SUV's, the pollutants thrown into the air and water from companies that don't care, the poisoning of their bodies from household chemicals, and pointing their fingers at the new politically correct group target for their hate. Personally, I don't like the smell of cigarette smoke, especially the cheap stinky formaldehyde and ammonia saturated crap that many have resorted to over prices, so I have talked my best friend, a smoker, into using an electronic product after doing intense research on the offerings available. The vapor doesn't carry nor does it end up smelling up clothes. Now, about your website, I find the font a bit too small which limits its accessibility. The site for your first book is much easier to read and has a better layout. I also went to the Amazon site offering the book, and put in a request for it to be available for Kindle users as I think you would do better to hit a larger chunk of your target demographic. Electronic publishing is the wave of the future.
LASTLY, MS. JEROME, JUST BECAUSE EVERYONE DOES NOT AGREE WITH YOUR VIEWS, DOES NOT MEAN THE AFFECTS OF SMOKING ON AN APARTMENT ARE UN-NONE; ON THE CONTRARY....LET'S GET THESE APARTMENT UP TO CODE!!! HAVE A GREAT DEAR (IT'S YOUR CHOICE).