CITIES TO CONSIDER SMOKING BAN.Byline: EUGENE TONG tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. Staff Writer Discouraging tobacco use will be a common theme today as city leaders in both Burbank and Glendale consider ordinances designed to snuff out to extinguish by snuffing. See also: Snuff smoking. A report before the Burbank City Council about a potential public smoking ban within city limits offers three options: place an advisory measure on the April ballot asking voters to decide whether to pursue an ordinance A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a Municipal Corporation. An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. A municipality, such as a city, town, village, or borough, is a political subdivision of a state within which a municipal corporation has been ; draft an actual ban for the council to consider; or take no action. Mayor Todd Campbell and Councilmen Jef Vander Borght and David Gordon David Gordon may refer to:
Meantime, the Glendale City Council will consider whether to create a local license for tobacco sellers to control illegal sales to minors. While state and federal laws already prohibit sales of tobacco products to those under 18, a study conducted by the Glendale Adventist Medical Center Glendale Adventist Medical Center is located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, California. It was founded in 1905. Glendale Adventist Medical Center is a sister institution of Loma Linda University Medical Center and is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist hospital system. between December 2005 and March 2006 found 24 of 100 retailers sold to minors -- a rate almost 2 1/2 times larger than the 10.2 percent found statewide in 2005, said Steven J. Gallegos, the hospital's community advocate. Gallegos also estimated about 1,665 high school students in Glendale smoke and they will buy or smoke approximately 364,780 packs of cigarettes this year. The Burbank council meets at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 275 E. Olive Ave. The Glendale council meets at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 613 E. Broadway. eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com (818) 546-3304 |
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