From Huffington Post:
The city of Los Angeles is trying to get rid of Taco Trucks: Those awesome little trucks on every corner smelling dreamily of blackened meat ’till the wee hours of the morning. Apparently the “stationary restaurants” have a difficult time competing and feel that the competition is “unfair.”
Leave it to a city like Los Angeles — awash in ethically challenged politicians and corruption — to stifle entrepreneurship and innovation under the guise of “unfair competition.”
Whatevs, Los Angeles. We know what this is about — and we don’t like it. If these trucks served shots of wheatgrass or protein smoothies, we know you would provide tax incentives and green space to the vendors. But carne asada and flautas? No thanks, you tell the immigrant taco truck owners, we don’t like your product or your business model.
More from Save Our Taco Trucks website:
Led by District 1 County Supervisor Gloria Molina, the L.A. Board of Supervisors has passed new restrictions that will effectively eliminate taco trucks from our streets. Under Supervisor Molina’s new rules, taco trucks will have to change location every hour, or face a misdemeanor charge carrying a $1000 fine and/or jail. Yes, jail.
Taco Trucks are a special facet of Los Angeles, and something we don’t want to lose. Though this ordinance currently affects just unincorporated parts of L.A., that’s 65% of the County. And of course it opens up the doors for legislation closer to home too.
Sign the petitions, Suckers. You support meat, tacos, and the rights of Americans to make some coin and fill a niche in the marketplace (and by marketplace, I mean filling a niche in our collective American bellies).
Go there now!
yo quiero carne asada, off a truck
Sí, se puede, carne asada!
Nothing better than spotting a hotdog cart on the street when it’s 1am and you’re drunk.
Amen, sister.
Also good: hot pretzel vendors.
One petition signer comments, “If the Taco Zone folks are reading this, you guys can just set up and sell suadero out of my apartment if this petition thing doesn’t work.”
LOVE IT! I’m totally signing.