D.C. Smoking Ban: Online Deliberation

Weblogs with national "reach" and regional aggregator sites provide possible entry points, particularly for those outside the region:
A large number of local blogs discussed this topic (Googling suggests that this list could be much longer):
As did local forums:
Single-issue sites on both sides of the issue were central nodes in the discussion, particularly in the "Ban the Ban" case, as their site was set up to take comments:
An interesting addition to this web of discussion was the personal blog of a DC council member:
This site included both personal entries:
as well as links to proposed bills (in PDF format). Note that comments are supported, but not used.

A number of the blog entries on other sites pointed to other official content, such as this statement by a council member:
(Linked from http://www.justinlogan.com/justinlogancom/2003/12/carol_schwartz_.html, among others.)

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