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City Council is considering stepping up local enforcement of state law that prohibits the sale of tobacco to minors, but charging businesses an annual fee to fund sting operations to ensure compliance isn't the way to do it, Mayor Don Gage asserted.

Gilroy and Morgan Hill didn’t do so well in the 12th annual State of Tobacco Control 2014 report released Wednesday by the American Lung Association.

California voters and the Gilroy City Council could deliver a one-two punch to smokers this week.

Lacking a majority for the highly anticipated vote Wednesday, the council decided to table a decision on an outdoor secondhand smoke ordinance until next week. 

Based on public comment at last Tuesday's Parks and Recreation Committee, the city of Morgan Hill will continue to ask for public feedback regarding the impending smoke free ordinance, which will be presented to the City Council at the Feb. 15 meeting.