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6. 1. E. - Page 16 Through interviews with local law and code enforcement officers, the San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury (the Grand Jury) learned that many of these jurisdictions have not adequately educated residents about their rights and obligations under multiunit housing smoking ordinances. At the time their ordinances were adopted, most of these jurisdictions conducted limited public outreach to residents, and even now, the jurisdictions' online resources detailing tenants' rights and reporting methods are difficult to access. Local officials also indicated that enforcement of their ordinances is constrained by the need to observe smoking violations in progress. 10 The Tobacco Prevention Program and the Tobacco Education Coalition are the two local entities that educate residents regarding the health effects of smoking, including secondhand smoke. The Tobacco Prevention Program is a part of the County's Health System and is charged with educating the community about tobacco -related health and policy issues. The Tobacco Education Coalition is a community-based group supported by the Tobacco Prevention Program that engages in advocacy relating to reducing the public's use of and exposure to tobacco. Both organizations assist cities that are considering smoking restrictions for their multiunit housing properties. With the quadrupling of the funding allocation from the California Department of Public Health's Tobacco Control Program (from $150,000 in FY 2016-2017 to $748,000 in FY 2017-2018), these entities will have the opportunity to greatly expand their operations.I I The Grand Jury recommends, among other actions, that: • Jurisdictions with multiunit housing smoking ordinances take steps to improve their tracking of smoking violation complaints as well as increase their residents' awareness of their rights and obligations, thereby increasing the effectiveness of enforcement efforts; • The Tobacco Prevention Program and Tobacco Education Coalition increase their educational outreach and support for countywide efforts to protect residents from the dangers of secondhand smoke exposure; • Cities within San Mateo County that have not yet adopted such ordinances hold public hearings to evaluate issues and hear residents' views on adopting smoking restrictions in multiunit housing in their jurisdictions. https://libM.municode.com/ca/daly city/codes/codeof ordinances?nodeld=TIT8HESA_CH8.36RESM> , Foster City < http://www.codgpublishing.com/CA%FosterCity/?FOsterCity08/FOsterCity0805.html> , Redwood City < https://library.municode.com/ca/redwood_city/codes/code_of ordinances?nodeld=CH15SMRE> , San Bruno < https://gcode.us/codes/sanbruno/> , City of San Mateo < http://qcode.us/codes/samnateo/view.php?topic=7- 7-40&showAll= I &frames=on> , San Mateo County < https://library.municode.com/ca/san_mateo county/codes/code of ordinances?nodeld=TIT4SAHE_CH4.96SM> , and South San Francisco < hqp://gcode.us/codes/southsanfrancisco/view.php?topic=8-8_50&showAll=1&frames=offs accessed June 7, 2018. 10 Officials from local code and law enforcement agencies: interviews by the Grand Jury. 11 Official of the San Mateo County Health System: interview by the Grand Jury. 2017-2018 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury 2