Back in 2009 the California state legislature passed a bill to ban smoking at all state beaches in parks. That law was vetoed by then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger who stated that smoking bans should be decided by local governments and not the state. Since then over 165 cities and counties have banned smoking in parks. Lodi is about to add to that number after the Recreation Commission voted 3-0 to present a new ordinance banning […]
