BP gets an "A" for air

I got this tidbit of information from Baldwin Park City Marlen Garcia, who pointed out that it “went completely unreported by the SGV Tribune.”

Well, here it is:

The American Lung Association of California issued its first annual report card that graded eight-eight (88) Los Angeles County cities and thirty-four (34) Orange County cities, ranking their efforts to pass policies protecting residents from second-hand smoke in various outdoor air categories or multi-unit housing. Only three cities in the two-county area earned an overall "A" grade: Baldwin Park, Burbank & Calabasas (all in Los Angeles County).
Baldwin Park received this high ranking because of an ordinance unanimously passed by the City Council in 2007 that limited public exposure to secondhand smoke in public places within the City.
In 2006, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a report supported by over 40 years of research and scientific studies that states unequivocally there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Smoking costs more than $15 million each year to the state’s economy and healthcare system. These costs include direct and indirect medical costs, worker absenteeism and lost productivity.