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CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / LOS ANGELES

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A proposed smoking ban in outdoor dining areas is back before the City Council after months of deliberation.

Introduced in mid-2008, the ordinance would bar customers from lighting up within a 10-foot radius of outdoor seating areas at restaurants and food courts. Under the current draft, smoking would also be prohibited within a 40-foot radius of mobile food trucks and refreshment kiosks.

The rules would exempt bars, nightclubs for the 18-and-older crowd, and venues closed to the public for private events.

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If the City Council approves the ban, there will be a six-month public education period before the rules are enforced.

-- Maeve Reston

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