SACRAMENTO, California (AP) -- Bad news for Fido.  Pets on lap while driving may soon be a no-no in Calif.  "Pull over and put down the dog," could become a common refrain. A California lawmaker wants to ban motorists from holding pets on their laps while driving; getting caught can produce a $35 fine.  Says one driver who has observed the phenomenon, "The dog doesn't need to be in the driver's lap.  I guess with a cell phone in one hand, a half-caf/de-caf/soy/lowfat latte and a cigarette in the other, it's up to the dog to steer!"

GLENDORA - The city on Tuesday joined a growing number of municipalities nationally that ban smoking in public parks.  The City Council voted 4-0 to prohibit the use of any lighted tobacco or plant product in city parks and public facilities.  

"It's a sign of the times," said Mayor Ken Herman, adding that he is a former smoker who now is offended by secondhand smoke. "It's just an awareness that this is something that people are objecting to more and more."

The vote brings Glendora into the fold of more than two dozen cities in Los Angeles County that have enacted similar bans.

While many cities and states across the country are approving smoking bans, California is at the forefront. The state in 1994 banned smoking in enclosed workplaces. That legislation was expanded in 1998 to include restaurants and bars.

In 2001, the Legislature voted to prohibit smoking at playgrounds; the next year a 25-foot, smoke-free buffer zone around play areas was enacted.

Experts say it's part of a broad shift in attitude toward smoking that has occurred over the last 15 years.