in the meantime the city is shutting down hookah lounges, where some people are smoking mad. >> reporterokah bars are nothing knew in san francisco, this one has been in existence for 20 years. the health department is just now cracking down. in fact six out of 17 hookah lounges in the city are violating the law right now, because they have been told that their permits don't allow indoor smoking. >> we are past a year of letting and informing our businesses know they cannot smoke in an enclosed area they cannot smoke without an exemption of the department of public health. >> reporter: also allow hookah lounges to exist where people live joup stairs. >> i've worked here for six years. >> reporter: san francisco health department officials say people are complaining the laws are being broken. since the late 1990s, smoking has been against the law inside enclosed work places but because hookah lounges fell into a category of its own, many continued to operate. >> i think that anyone that's coming to this restaurant knows that it's a hookah bar, so they are coming here because they are maki

the city is cracking down on hookah lounges. abc7, heather, reports. >> you fill it up with water about halfway. >> he demonstrates the hookah at his family's tobacco shop, which is next door to their hookah dream lounge. last year it was ordered to close down because of state and local lounge against smoking in enclosed workplaces. he said his dad put $100,000 into the lounge and isn't sure what to do next. >> a lot of families are going to go broke. who knows what's going to happen now. the hookah is a water pipe for smoking flavor order toe backcast through the same tube. they can share the same tobacco by sharing different mouthpieces. they say it's nothing like cigarette tobacco >> it's safe, not bad at all. >> the department of public health disagrees. >> a lot of science out there now shows the exposure from the hookah is equal, if not greater than cigarettes, and that's because of the number of people and the amount of time. >> the pride of the mediterranean restaurant on fillmore has a patio where it appears hookah smoke

hookah lounge owners say they -- charges do not make sense. >> the city allowed us to open up a hookahnge and a year later now they're saying you can't smoke indoors. >> but they might not have to close their doors permanently. the county's department of small businesses is working with some lounge owners to plate in a smoke-free environment and anyone in a commercial building built before december 31, 2009 can apply for a license to allow smoking in an enclosed space. >>> looks like the opponents of target store have fallen a few votes short. they needed about 2700 signatures. earlier this month county election officials rejected some of the signatures leaving the group 37 signatures short. when the group contested, five of the names were determined to be valid but that still leaves 32 signatures shorted of what they needed. the group says it will continue to fight against the target store. >>> a new trend is moving to marin county and is causing concern for some restaurant owners there. five gourmet food trucks from san francisco set up shop in the parking lot of the fehr building la

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. >>> in some places hookah lounges are all the rage, but in san francisco the concept is going up in because in the city smoking indoors is illegal and the public health department says they have to shut down the doors. ktvu's david stevenson spoke with lounge owners today who said they did everything by the book. >> reporter: san francisco's hookah lounge went cold turkey today closing down from orders of the health department. >> this is hookah tobacco. it's really wet and moist. >> reporter: kamalas 4's dad had to lay off three employees after investing in the lounge and an air filtration system. >> now they're passing laws say you can't smoke indoors. >> reporter: the city recently amended its own law. the department of public health is now targeting 20 hookah lounges and investigating 20 others. >> environmental health since about 2009 has been investigating the claims of non- tobacco use and it found out a lot of the businesses are using tobacco products. >> reporter: public health inspector janine young says the county's department of small business is working with some lounge

the city is cracking down on hookah lounges. heather reports. >> you fill it up with water about halfway. >> he demonstrates the hook kau at his family's tobacco shop, which is next to their dream lounge. last year it was ordered to close down because of state and local lounge against smoking in workplaces. he said his dad put $100,000 into the lounge and isn't sure what to do next. >> a lot of families are going to go broke. who knows what's going to happen now. >> the hook kau is a water pipe for smoking flavor order toe backcast through the same tube. they can share the same tobacco by sharing different mouthpieces. >> it's safe, not bad at all. >> the department of public health disagrees. >> a lot of science out there now shows the exposure from the hook kau is equal, if not greater than cigarettes, and that's because of the number of people and the amount of time. >> the pride of the mediterranean restaurant on fillmore has a patio where it appears hookah smoke can continue. this man said his favorite flavor is cherry. >> i

we visited predominantly hookah lounges. while we were included in this particular evening, many do entertainment without appeal. they have a tendency to stay open very least without extended hours. i was able to find ourselves in an interesting situation and educate a little bit, and give warnings where needed. the same time, i was there with the smoking ordinance enforcement committee that was basically telling them they were out of business anyway. as they began to change their business plan or business model to more of a restaurant. both events happened without any major incidents that was very good. i believe it was the biggest we have had it today. we have not gotten the formal numbers on friday at. it was also very big. the saturday, a cut was well organized and well run. there were a few logistical challenges just because of the volume of people coming through that should be looked at for future years. again, there was no major incidents of violence. the demographics of the crowd attending these is much younger than

health officials and san francisco are looking to shut down all hookah lounges, they allow people to smoke indoors even though smoking indoors has been banned in businesses since the 1990's and some owners are upset about it. >> hookah owners say it is an important part of the night like culture as well as an ethnic customs. >> we invest a lot of time and money to create this in the united states, and as you see 99 percent of our customers, they all need a release, and they come here they fill home. >> this is popular in the middle east and south asia and it has a following here in america. >> is what my favorite things to do in my free time because it is relaxing. >> mohammed says that he may end up closing his business. >> i think this is a wrong decision again that the city is making for the small businesses i try to fight for as much as i could. >> the lounges will face fines up to $500 in eventual closure if they do not comply. >> it is never did a u- turn 100 in two years old. tonight, this young lady is selling her birthday along with her family. she is in a school teacher duri

>> we are looking and venues that have been operating illegally such as hookah lounges that are also doing entertainment. they are on our list for operating without a permit, and on their list for operating without a permit as a smokehouse. vice chair joseph: you are not going after regular clubs? >> no. >> regarding 620 jones, not so much the battery -- isn't that pete's place? >> and it is not permitted by us. it does not have entertainment. >> i think even before i started on the commission, he was here applied for the permit. that is not the haystacks -- the case? >> was it for public works? i cannot remember. he submitted an application and withdrew it. >> they did submit an application and did withdraw it. >> he has no entertainment? >> correct. >> at 620. correct. >> no deejay. >> no d j, no band, no live music. the business model for 620, and mike public works, which is paid -- which is a club -- it is really a lounge restaurant. we have actually inspected it a few times and not found anything. president newlin: i had one question. are we seeing any payment of fines coming in

the city is cracking down on hookah lounges. >> we are at a restaurant in the haigt. the owner says this has been a thriving business 20 years thanks to the draw of the hookah pipes. the smoke product is a combination of tobacco molasses and fruit flavoring. the city says tobacco is a problem it just closed doors on a couple other hookah bar autos you fill witness water. >> he demonstrates the hookah at a tobacco shop next door to the hookah dream lounge ordered to close down because of laws against shocking in a closed work place. he says his dad put $100,000 into the lounge and isn't sure what to do next. >> a lot of families are going to go broke. and who know what's is going to happen now. >> the hookah is a water pipe for smoking flavored tobaccoes through a tube. multiple smokiers can share using different mouthpieces. he says it's nothing like cigarette. >> it's not bad. >> but the department of public health disagrees. >> a lot of signs report that exposure from the hookah is equal, if not greater than cigarettes because of the number of people and the amount o

. >> help officials in san francisco are moving to shut down all hookah lounges.re fired up about it. >> three lounges have been ordered to stop serving hookah the water pipes used to smoke tobacco but owners say that it is a part of the night culture as well let's ethnic customs. >> we invest about time, energy and money to create in this atmosphere in the united states. as you can see, 99 percent of our customers they all indeed release, and when they come here they feel home. >> these water pipes are popular in the southeast and middle ages and have a following in the bay area. >> this is what my favorite thing to do in my free times, it is relaxing. many people that come down to the hookah lowndes, it is easy to talk around them. >> mohammed says that he may end up closing his business. >> i think this is another wrong decision that the city is making for the small businesses and i tried to fight for as much as i could. >> owners of two more loungers are scheduled to appear at hearings sometime this week. the lounges face fines up to $5,000 in eventual closure

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is next door to hookah dream lounge.says his dad put $100,000 into the lounge and isn't sure what to do next. >> a lot of families are going to go broke. who knows what is going to happen. >> its water pipe for smoking flavored tobaccos through a long tube. multiple users can use different mouthpieces. they say it's nothing like cigarette tobacco. >> but the department of public health disagrees. >> there is a lot of science that exposure from the hookah is equal not greater than cigarettes because of the number of people and amount of time. >> the pride of mediterranean restaurant on fillmore has a patio where the smoking can continue. his favorite flavor is cherry. >> after that, once in a while with family. >> a health inspector says she sent letters to 20 enclosed hookah businesses. kathy has until tuesday to remove all smoking equipment and they were ordered to stop immediately. they probably won't be going out as much. >> in your own home and you can smoke in housing unit. you can smoke in your own unit as long as

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