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We are the Coalition for a Tobacco Free Del Norte and we are writing this letter to raise awareness of the Smokefree Multi-unit Housing ordinance, Ordinance No. 825, which was adopted in November 2020 and will be fully effective on January 1, 2022 for the city of Crescent City. The evidence is clear on how toxic secondhand smoke is to everyone, especially our youngest community members. Secondhand smoke is harmful to children whose bodies are still developing and exposure puts kids at risk for various illnesses. It can travel throughout buildings via vents, windows, cracks in the walls and even outlets. The CDC states that cleaning the air and ventilating buildings cannot get rid of secondhand smoke. Additionally, children, low-income tenants of public housing and members of racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately exposed to secondhand smoke; and smoke-free housing policies have potential to reduce this exposure. ....