The Hermosa Beach City Council wants to raise money for the cash-strapped school district.
This is a commendable gesture, especially since the Hermosa Beach City School district is a diamond in the rough of sub-standard public education in Los Angeles County.
However, the desire to ban outdoor smoking throughout the city is certain to backfire. How can the city justify an outlay of $19,000 for an ad campaign educating the public about the ban? Anti-smoking campaigns have not been particularly successful at preventing people from smoking, so what gives members of the council the impression that telling people not to smoke in specific places will have any benefit for public health?
Besides, why not use that $19,000 grand toward shoring up deficits for the beleaguered school district? Let's educate our kids today so that they can face a bright future with better prospects!
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