stephanie
08-03-2008, 10:42 PM
I wonder if San Franciscans will ever say, enough already. good grief
Heather Knight, Chronicle Staff Writer
Sunday, August 3, 2008
(08-03) 18:02 PDT -- Last week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to make the city the first in the country to ban the sale of cigarettes in pharmacies such as Walgreens and Rite Aid.
And that's only the city's latest effort to make us all healthier.
The supervisors also voted to require chain restaurants to post nutritional information, including calories and fat content, on menus. This follows the creation of a program to recognize restaurants that don't use trans fats and an idea by Mayor Gavin Newsom to levy a fee on retailers of sugary sodas.
The board is also taking up legislation to dramatically curb where smokers can light up, including prohibiting puffing in taxis, lines for the ATM and common areas of apartment buildings. And Newsom wants to close some streets to cars on select Sundays so people can jog, hula-hoop and lay out their yoga mats on the pavement.
What's next from City Hall? A mandate to eat your broccoli and hit the treadmill 30 minutes every day?
read the rest and lots of comments.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/03/MNBG122T4F.DTL
Heather Knight, Chronicle Staff Writer
Sunday, August 3, 2008
(08-03) 18:02 PDT -- Last week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to make the city the first in the country to ban the sale of cigarettes in pharmacies such as Walgreens and Rite Aid.
And that's only the city's latest effort to make us all healthier.
The supervisors also voted to require chain restaurants to post nutritional information, including calories and fat content, on menus. This follows the creation of a program to recognize restaurants that don't use trans fats and an idea by Mayor Gavin Newsom to levy a fee on retailers of sugary sodas.
The board is also taking up legislation to dramatically curb where smokers can light up, including prohibiting puffing in taxis, lines for the ATM and common areas of apartment buildings. And Newsom wants to close some streets to cars on select Sundays so people can jog, hula-hoop and lay out their yoga mats on the pavement.
What's next from City Hall? A mandate to eat your broccoli and hit the treadmill 30 minutes every day?
read the rest and lots of comments.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/03/MNBG122T4F.DTL