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Bar Owners Push to Halt California Smoking Ban
In the month after California barred smoking in bars and gaming clubs, profits at Barbara Clark’s Stockton bingo hall fell, prompting calls to suspend the law. Assembly votes to extend the exemption for two years while a ventilation standard is devised, amid mixed enforcement and strong lobbying by tavern owners and tobacco groups. Local enforcement varies, with some venues strictly compliant and others turning a blind eye or providing ashtrays. Clark, a cancer survivor, supports gradual change but laments uneven rules and competition from noncompliant halls.
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Los Angeles
California
Barbara Clark
Stockton
Beverly Swanson
Santa Cruz
Assembly
Senate
Swanson’s
Colleen Stevens
State Department of Health Services
Clark
Galt
Stevens
Britannia
Santa Monica
Sonia Davis
Bill Crawford