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Indio student group urges council to pursue smoke‑free outdoor rules; council asks staff to return with options
Summary
A Shadow Hills High School student and American Cancer Society representatives urged the Indio City Council to consider smoke‑free outdoor areas and stronger multi‑unit housing rules; council members asked staff to return with options including signage and expanded prohibitions covering vaping and marijuana.
Savannah Bella, a senior at Shadow Hills High School and president of the school’s Interact Club, asked the Indio City Council on Tuesday to consider measures to limit outdoor smoking and make multi‑unit housing smoke‑free.
"Everyone has the right to breathe smoke free air," Bella told council members, saying the Interact Club and the American Cancer society had surveyed local residents and found widespread concern about secondhand smoke and tobacco litter.
The request followed a presentation by Melissa Kuril of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. Kuril said the society has worked with local partners, including the Indio Teen Center…
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