Alcohol Justice to Release New National Report on Alcohol Advertising on Public Transit

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Oct 24, 2013, 12:44 ET

Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz to Renew Call to Pass Ordinance Banning Alcohol Ads on L.A. Public Property

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Alcohol Justice, youth, adults, and community organizations that make up the Coalition to Ban Alcohol Ads on Public Property in Los Angeles (www.NoAlcoholAds.org) will hold a press conference tomorrow Friday, October 25, 2013, emceed by actor Kurtwood Smith, to release a new report on the state of alcohol advertising on public transit titled "These Bus Ads Don't Stop for Children." They will also encourage passage of a local ordinance supported by Council Member Paul Koretz to prohibit alcohol advertising on city-owned and controlled property.

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What: Press Conference

When: Friday, October 25, 2013 9:00 AM

Where: Los Angeles City Hall, West 1^st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012

Who: Speakers Include:

Kurtwood Smith, Actor, Activist, MC of event
Paul Koretz, Los Angeles City Councilmember
Sarah Blanch - Project Manager, Institute for Public Strategies
Richard Zaldivar – founder, The Wall – Las Memorias Project
Ruben Rodriguez, Executive Director, Pueblo y Salud, Inc.
Janice Boafo - Program Operations Supervisor, Tarzana Treatment Center
Bruce Lee Livingston, Executive Director / CEO, Alcohol Justice
Terry Marquez, Chair, Boyle Heights Stakeholders Association, NW
Jerry Grenard, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University
Dennis Hathaway, President, Coalition to Ban Billboard Blight
John O. Whitaker, Jr., CDS, CATC II, President, Paso Por Paso
Kevin M. Key, Community Organizer, United Coalition East Prevention Project

Why:

Lawmakers should work to ban alcohol advertising on property that government controls, including public transportation vehicles and street furniture and restrict alcohol advertising in out-of-home locations elsewhere as well
Despite claims of economic necessity, revenue from alcohol ads comprises less than 1% of reporting agencies' operating revenue
The City of Los Angeles, which has succeeded in getting alcohol ads off transit vehicles, should now finish the job by banning them from all public property to play a positive role in reducing exposure to alcohol ads to protect youth and reduce alcohol-related harm to all residents and visitors of the city
Families and youth utilize city owned and controlled property on a daily basis, such as school buildings, recreation centers, libraries and bus shelters
Last December, UCLA, Center for Alcohol Marketing to Youth, & Dr. Jonathan Fielding submitted clear and compelling evidence that alcohol advertising on city owned property encourages youth alcohol consumption which leads to harm
The L.A. County Department of Public Health has recommended reducing alcohol advertising in public spaces and in areas commonly seen by minors as a way to help discourage underage drinking

Coalition Members include: