Calif. city: Secondhand smoke a nuisance
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060826/ap_on_he_me/civil_smoking"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060826/capt.9a4357e74a594fd486c684392e9b703f.civil_smoking_fx103.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=9KCOJET15Dn7tY9D701G2w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Bob and Shirley Wassom are photographed in their home in Dublin, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006. The Dublin City Council gave preliminary approval this week to an ordinance declaring secondhand tobacco smoke to be a public nuisance, a move designed to make it easier for residents to take neighbors who puff with impunity to court. Shirley Wassom said that whenever her neighbor went out on the patio to smoke, the smoke traveled through Wassom's windows into her home. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)" border="0" /></a>AP - Smokers, beware: This bedroom community near San Francisco may soon put you in the same category as rodents, junk cars and weeds. The Dublin City Council gave preliminary approval last week to an ordinance declaring secondhand tobacco smoke a public nuisance, a move designed to make it easier for residents to take to court neighbors who puff with impunity.</p><br clear="all"/>