This week San Francisco sought to outlaw a few things: doing business with Arizona and smoking in public places.
Last Friday Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law SB 1070, a measure that would require immigrants to carry documents verifying their immigration status. It also gives police officers the authority to question a person on their citizenship based on reasonable suspicion that they might be in this country illegally.
In response to the signing, the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday reported on a call for a boycott of Arizona by San Francisco politicians. Proposed and supported by City Attorney Dennis Herrerra and members of the Board of Supervisors, the boycott calls for an end of all business with the State of Arizona and to all city business with Arizona-based companies. Supervisor David Campos told the Chronicle, "We want to send a message [that] there are consequences when you target a whole people."
On Monday, NBC Bay Area reported on new anti-smoking rules that went into effect in San Francisco. Under the new rules lighting up at sidewalk cafes, restaurant patios, movie and ATM lines and the common areas of housing complexes have all become illegal. Smokers can be fined up to $100 if they are caught in violation of the ban. In six months, it will also be illegal to smoke at outdoor dining tables at restaurants.
