The James Logan Courier

By Jim Sanders
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Never before has California banned smoking on private property used exclusively by members of the owner's family — until now.

Beginning this month, motorists can be fined $100 for lighting up a cigarette in their own car, even in their driveway, if one passenger is a child.

The law marks a new frontier in more than two decades of state smoking restrictions that focused on workplaces, public buildings, restaurants, flights, tot lots and gathering spots.

By Krystal Henderson, Courier News Editor

Anyone ever hear a rumor? Rumors flew around that there was to be a shooting Friday at Logan. Some rumors said that the shooter was going to target Black students; others said that there would be a drive-by targeting Latino students; some said the shooter was going to come on campus to the 500's.

So, people are scared and with good reason: Threats of race-based violence and assault are horrifying. The sad part is, kids think this is a time to band together with other people of the same "race." That is one of the naive reasonings that led us to this situation.