WMAL Interview - Former DC MAYOR VINCE GRAY - 09.21.17

INTERVIEW - VINCENT GRAY - Former D.C. mayor and current City Council member, and DC Council's Health Committee Chair

TOPICS:

PETS / DC RESTAURANTS

• DC Health Department Cracks Down on Dogs on Bar and Restaurant Patios

(Washingtonian) --After hearing from a number of constituents, Councilmember Brianne Nadeau is working on emergency legislation with health committee chair Vincent Gray to address dogs on patios. “There aren’t any details to share yet,” says Tom Fazzini, Nadeau’s deputy chief of staff. “The earliest it could be up would be the Oct 3 session.”

• New smoking cessation proposal: Earlier this week: On Tuesday, September 19, Councilmember Gray will hold a press conference with the DC Tobacco Free Coalition and the American Cancer Society to announce new smoking cessation legislation he will introduce on September 19th titled the “Department of Health Smoking Cessation Fund Amendment Act of 2017” aimed at helping residents quit smoking and to kickoff DC Calls It Quits! Week. Councilmember Gray will discuss the importance of smoking cessation in DC and his proposal for a plan to help DC residents quit smoking and support smoking cessation prevention and resources across the District.