Americans For Nonsmokers Rights

A controversial new law that would ban smoking in Laguna Beach restaurants by 1995 was tentatively approved by the City Council on Tuesday. This city, which now requires that restaurant owners set aside 60% of a dining area for nonsmokers, already has the toughest smoking restrictions in Orange County. The new law, which would expand nonsmoking areas incrementally each year until the 1995 ban, would be among the toughest in the nation. Laguna Beach Mayor Robert F.

Assemblyman Steve Peace hates cigarette smoke. It makes his throat burn, his nose run and his eyes fill with "gunk." But Peace, a Democrat from La Mesa, says he doesn't hate smokers. After all, his own mother smokes. So, to move along his bill that would prohibit discrimination against nonsmoking employees, Peace earlier this year also agreed to prohibit employers from firing workers just because they smoke away from the job. Now the amendment that once saved the bill may have sunk it.

It's increasingly fashionable to knock the tobacco industry, but the salvos from public officials and consumers have yet to seriously threaten its political health. Both sides in the battle over cigarette smoking agree the tobacco lobby is losing few fights on Capitol Hill and winning significant victories at the state level. "I wouldn't feel sorry for them yet," said Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of a House health subcommittee.

It's increasingly fashionable to knock the tobacco industry, but the salvos from public officials and consumers have yet to seriously threaten its political health. Both sides in the battle over cigarette smoking agree the tobacco lobby is losing few fights on Capitol Hill and winning significant victories at the state level. "I wouldn't feel sorry for them yet," said Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of a House health subcommittee.

A controversial new law that would ban smoking in Laguna Beach restaurants by 1995 was tentatively approved by the City Council on Tuesday. This city, which now requires that restaurant owners set aside 60% of a dining area for nonsmokers, already has the toughest smoking restrictions in Orange County. The new law, which would expand nonsmoking areas incrementally each year until the 1995 ban, would be among the toughest in the nation. Laguna Beach Mayor Robert F.

Two attorneys have been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, a state agency that acquires parkland and trails for public use. Jerome C. Daniel of West Los Angeles owns an insurance business and also serves as a temporary judge in traffic and small claims courts. He has been involved in numerous environmental organizations and has served as chairman of the conservancy's advisory committee since 1984.

Two attorneys have been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, a state agency that acquires parkland and trails for public use. Jerome C. Daniel of West Los Angeles owns an insurance business and serves as a temporary judge in traffic and small-claims courts. He has been involved in numerous environmental organizations and has served as chairman of the conservancy's advisory committee since 1984.

On May 1, you reported that the American Beverage Institute released a study that said that California bars have incurred a 26% cut in sales since a smoking ban went into effect on Jan. 1. I have two related questions, both assuming the study to be accurate: Why is this a bad thing? Has the number of drunk-driving incidents also gone down? BOB STOCK Los Angeles As a bar owner, I am so tired of people like Stanton Glantz at UC San Francisco and Cynthia Hallett of Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, with their know-it-all comments regarding the smoking ban. Read my lips, our sales are down substantially.

Assemblyman Steve Peace hates cigarette smoke. It makes his throat burn, his nose run and his eyes fill with "gunk." But Peace, a Democrat from La Mesa, says he doesn't hate smokers. After all, his own mother smokes. So, to move along his bill that would prohibit discrimination against nonsmoking employees, Peace earlier this year also agreed to prohibit employers from firing workers just because they smoke away from the job. Now the amendment that once saved the bill may have sunk it.

A public hearing on an ordinance that would ban smoking in public places will be held at 7 tonight in City Council chambers. The proposed ordinance would restrict smoking at places of employment, buildings accessible to the public and other public places. If the amendment is adopted as written, the city would be the first in North County to enact the ban and would join Laguna Hills as the only cities in the county to ban smoking both in restaurants and workplaces.

The Human Services and Park Commission will hold a public hearing Nov. 18 in City Hall on a proposal to limit smoking in the workplace, in restaurants and other locations. The hearing will be at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers. The proposed law, suggested by the Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, would amend Culver City's anti-smoking law by prohibiting smoking in most public and private buildings.