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President Yee introduces ordinance to ban smoking inside most multiunit housing; public health groups applaud
Summary
Board President Norman Yee introduced an ordinance to prohibit smoking inside owner‑occupied and rental units in multiunit housing of three or more units, accompanied by a public‑education campaign and signage requirements; public health groups called the move timely amid the pandemic.
Board President Norman Yee introduced legislation on Nov. 3 to add indoor smoking prohibitions to San Francisco's health code for owner‑occupied and rented units in multiunit housing complexes of three or more units.
Yee told the board the ordinance responds to evidence about harms from secondhand smoke and vaping, which he said have increased and disproportionately affect children, seniors…
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