Students Campaign for Smoke-Free Movies
South San Francisco students urged the city council Wednesday to support a resolution asking the Motion Picture Association to limit images of smoking and tobacco products in movies.
As part of the Smoke-Free Movie Campaign, students of the Youth Leadership Institute met with Mayor Richard Garbarino last week and gave a presentation concerning the negative affects of smoking and promoting tobacco products in the mass media.
Of the regulations the campaign would like to enact, the group believes G, PG and PG-13 rated films should not show smoking or smoking products.
Councilmember Pedro Gonzalez asked that the resolution be placed as an action item for a future meeting. Councilmember Karyl Matsumoto strongly supported the resolution, stating that she would like the city to become more tobacco free.
“If you want to join me,” Matsumoto said. “I’d like to strengthen anti-smoking ordinances.