San Francisco lawmakers hoping to ban smoking on outdoor patios at bars, restaurants and other spots are putting the legislation on hold, for now, following swift backlash from bar owners and other nightlife venues.
The anti-smoking legislation was scheduled to come up during the June 8 land use and transportation committee meeting. It is now continued to the call of the committee chair, a technical term that essentially means it’s paused indefinitely, as supervisors — many of whom have not weighed in publicly — and Mayor Daniel Lurie meet with bar owners to continue conversations about the idea.
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“We have gotten a lot of communication from the public on both sides of the issue, folks who are supportive and folks who are not supportive,” Supervisor Myrna Melgar, who put forward the proposal, said at a recent supervisors committee hearing about the outdoor smoking legislation. “Most importantly, I have engaged with some of my colleagues and the mayor, who has offered to help us.”
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