PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) -- Palo Alto city leaders are considering a strict smoking ban that includes e-cigarettes.
On Monday, the city council will consider an ordinance that prohibits smoking in commercial areas like the Stanford Shopping Center, as well as all outdoor eating areas, public events, and work sites.
The penalty for a first offense would be $250.
The ordinance would also ban pharmacies from selling tobacco and e-cigarettes.
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In this Feb. 20, 2014 photo, Talia Eisenberg, co-founder of the Henley Vaporium, uses her vaping device in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)