One of the most expansive smoking bans in the United States might just get a bit tougher.

Last summer, the Manhattan Beach City Council banned smoking in most public places including all public property, sidewalks, streets, parking lots and outdoor dining areas; now it wants more. The City Council is moving to ban smoking in multiunit and senior housing, including smoking outside at these facilities.

In addition, due to the ineffectiveness of self-enforcement, the City Council could raise the fine for multiple smoking violations from $500 to $1,000.

No date has been set for a formal vote on the matter.

Manhattan Beach is located in southwestern Los Angeles County and has approximately 35,000 residents.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.