Smokefree DC » state parks http://www.smokefreedc.org Smokefree air for Washington DC workers Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:23:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The next frontier in California: smokefree state parks http://www.smokefreedc.org/2010/03/the-next-frontier-in-california-smokefree-state-parks/ http://www.smokefreedc.org/2010/03/the-next-frontier-in-california-smokefree-state-parks/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:45:10 +0000 Angela Bradbery http://www.smokefreedc.org/?p=143 The California Assembly votes tomorrow on a measure that would make all state parks smokefree. The idea is to cut the unsightly butts, curb the chance of fire and get rid of the secondhand smoke. Parking lots and campgrounds would not be included.

If it becomes law, California would be the first state to make its state [...]]]> The California Assembly votes tomorrow on a measure that would make all state parks smokefree. The idea is to cut the unsightly butts, curb the chance of fire and get rid of the secondhand smoke. Parking lots and campgrounds would not be included.

If it becomes law, California would be the first state to make its state parks smokefree. Already, 100 cities have made their beaches smokefree, and  more than 400 local governments have made  municipal parks smokefree. Anyone in D.C. listening? It’s not such a radical concept.

The California measure is being pushed by state Sen. Jenny Oropeza of Long Beach, who has battled liver cancer.

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