The "No Smoking Section" is... most of Calabasas, CA

Calabassas, CA has now passed the most restrictive smoking ban in the country.

The new Calabasas secondhand smoke ordinance, which would prohibit smoking in all public areas of the city including parks, sidewalks and outdoor businesses, will take effect by the middle of March, city officials said...The city council agreed to allow smoking in the following areas:
-Private residential property, other than housing used as a childcare or health care facility when employees, children or patients are present
-Up to 20 percent of guest rooms in any hotel or motel
-Designated smoking “outposts” in shopping mall common areas that are at least five feet away from any doorway or opening that leads to an enclosed area.

I am not a smoker. I hate smoking. But I have to say that it is time for the American society to make a decision. This incremental approach is silly, and just makes smokers feel like second-class citizens. We need to either (1) decide Smoking is a clear and present danger to society and ban it, or (2) decide that Smoking is something adults can do and make up their own minds about, in which case, we should lay off these draconian measures. I know many states would fight a complete ban - tobacco is a historically important - but it seems like these half-steps are just too painful.