Jul 16, 2008 10:22 am US/Pacific
SF Supervisors To Vote On Tighter Smoking Rules
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5/KCBS/AP) ―
Pharmacies in San Francisco may soon stop selling cigarettes, and it would be illegal to light up within 20 feet of a commercial building, under two new anti-smoking proposals now under consideration.
The city's Health Commission has approved Mayor Gavin Newsom's proposal to ban the sale of tobacco in pharmacies, including Walgreens and Rite Aid.
The approval by the commission comes as Supervisor Chris Daly pushes separate legislation that would limit areas where people can smoke.
Under Daly's proposal, smoking in common areas of apartment buildings, unenclosed dining areas, waiting areas and anywhere within 20 feet of entrances to private, nonresidential buildings would be banned.
Daly's proposal would also prohibit smoking in taxicabs and rental cars, city-owned vehicles and in farmers' markets.
Both pieces of anti-tobacco legislation were to be heard by the Board of Supervisors' city operations and neighborhood services committee Thursday.
If approved, San Francisco would join cities like Oakland, Berkeley and Belmont that have taken tough measures to pass ordinances that limit where tobacco is sold and where smokers can light up.
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