Articles and Links - what's happening regarding smoking in apartments in San Rafael, California.

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Secondhand smoke in Apartments in
San Rafael, California United States
January 4, 2014
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11/29/13 San Rafael Smoking Ban Ignites Media Firestorm San Rafael Patch The smoking law has sparked coverage in major national publications including ABC News, Fox News, United Press International and Huffington Post, among many others.
11/21/13 California Town Bans Smoking in Condos and Apartments That Share Walls ABC News The new ordinance makes it illegal for residents to smoke in their own homes if they share a wall with another dwelling.
11/14/13 San Rafael's tough anti-tobacco ordinance goes into effect, bans smoking in apartment units Marin News Smokers in San Rafael are no longer allowed to light up in apartments, condominiums and any other residential units that share a common wall per a city ordinance that took effect Thursday.
10/24/12 Smoking Ordinance City of San Rafael These changes address concerns about outdoor air and multi-family housing.
10/23/12 More Cities Ban Smoking In Apartment Buildings 90.9 WBUR Radio Smokers who live in apartment buildings in San Rafael, Calif., won’t be able to light up anymore – not even inside their own apartments.
10/16/12 San Rafael Passes Country's Toughest Smoking Ban NBC Bay Area The thing that makes the San Rafael ban tougher than other cities is the fact that it bans smoking in all apartment and condominium units. Bans in other cities only include a designation of "some" units as smoke-free.
10/16/12 California city bans smoking in multi-family homes Reuters.com A San Francisco suburb on Monday banned smoking in duplexes, condominiums and other multi-family homes, with city leaders saying they hoped to lead a wave of such regulations across California and ultimately the country.
10/15/12 San Rafael Smoking Ban: California City Bars Smoking In Duplexes, Condominiums And Other Multi-Family Homes Huffington Post A San Francisco suburb on Monday banned smoking in duplexes, condominiums and other multi-family homes, with city leaders saying they hoped to lead a wave of such regulations across California and ultimately the country.
10/3/12 San Rafael clears the smoke... PacifcSun.com San Rafael joined Larkspur and the County of Marin in banning smoking in parks, outdoor restaurant areas and bus stops, beginning October 2013, but became the first municipality in the Marin to "filter" cigarette and cigar fumes from apartments and condominiums.
10/2/12 San Rafael residential smoking restrictions to take effect in one year Marinij.com The city of San Rafael's tough new smoking regulations as they apply to apartments and condominiums will not take effect until October 2013, though nonresidential aspects of the law will take effect Nov. 14, 2012, a city staffer said Tuesday.
10/2/12 Council Approves Marin's Toughest Smoking Ban San Rafael Patch The ban prohibits smoking on downtown sidewalks, in local parks as well as indoors and outside of duplexes and multi-family houses.
10/1/12 San Rafael officials approve tough new smoking rules marinij.com San Rafael officials approved the county's toughest anti-tobacco ordinance to date on Monday, banning smoking from all apartments and condominiums, in addition to parks, bus stops, restaurant patios and many other outdoor spaces.
10/1/12 Council Considers Tough Smoking Ban San Rafael Patch San Rafael smokers might not be able to light up on downtown sidewalks, in local parks or indoors or outside of duplexes and multi-family houses.
9/29/12 San Rafael officials to consider strict smoking rules marinij.com The ordinance would ban smoking from all apartments and condominiums, in addition to many outdoor spaces such as parks, bus stops and restaurant patios.
9/25/12 City Council to Consider New Smoking Ordinance - 10/1 City of San Rafael Duplexes and multi-family residential units (apartments and condominiums) & Indoor and outdoor common areas of residential units, with the allowance of designated smoking areas.
9/4/12 Secondhand Smoke Fact Sheet City of San Rafael The following tables summarize the proposed changes to the City of San Rafael’s municipal code with regards to secondhand smoke.
4/16/12 San Rafael council asks staffers to beef up smoking ordinance Marin Independent Journal Proposed changes to San Rafael's smoking ordinance will move forward after the City Council instructed staffers to flesh out stronger rules for multi-unit housing complexes and outdoor areas.

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