Gilroy council extends downtown moratorium on new tobacco retail permits, asks staff to return with citywide option The council adopted a 10‑month, 15‑day extension of an interim moratorium banning new tobacco retail permits in the downtown specific plan area (7–0). Members asked staff to prepare a citywide moratorium ordinance for Jan. 5 and sought options for grandfathering, chain-of-ownership review and enforcement.

Gilroy City Council has taken a bold step by extending the moratorium on new tobacco retail permits downtown, raising questions about the future of smoke shops in the area.

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