Arts Smokin’ at the Hospital
In the course of working on another story, I learned that Public Health has received 188 complaints since the smoking ban went into effect and they have not issued a single ($100) fine. (“We educate and try to help places come into compliance,” said MatĂas Valenzuela of Public Health.)
I asked King County Public Health for a list of the complained-against. Among the usual suspect bars (with sky names—the Comet, the Moonraker, the Twilight, Wings Aloft—and tough names—the Buckaroo, the Whisky Bar, Bubba’s Place— and masculine Spanish names—El Gaucho, El Corazon, El Chupacabra), there are a few places that should definitely not be on the list, including: University of Washington Medical Center, Service Paper Company, Fairfax Hospital, First Mutual Bank, the United Parcel Service, and, my favorite, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
That can't be true. Linda's has supposedly gotten two fines.