I walked around it a few times when I staked it out, but there was very little water then :o)
Lakewood might be a better argument though.
I’m not very knowledgable about CA geography. I thought it was near LA. I have no idea if the claims about danger to marine life(remember it doesn’t have to be saltwater marine life ) are valid. I’m just saying. As far as I’m concerned, other objections to plastic bags have been shot down. For one thing, many are recycled, that is used for garbage, pet waste, etc. Somebody would probably be buying plastic dog poop bags otherwise, and I think they’ve started doing that a lot more in Seattle.
As far as smoking goes, the anti-smoking fascists are just too crazy. In Seattle you have naked bicyclists on summer solstice, all kinds of excesses during Gay Pride(some years more than others, I admit) and of course now legal marijuana. But you can’t legally light up an ordinary cigarette in a bar.