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Another Victory in the Taco Truck Wars ~ Unincorporated Los Angeles

TACO TRUCK SAVE THE TACO TRUCKS

While all of this may not be an issue if and when East Los Angeles becomes a city, another victory in the Taco Truck Wars against the forces of the Board of Supervisors and their leader Gloria Molina, has been achieved. The AP Reports:

The great Taco Truck Wars of 2008 appear to have come to a close.

The Los Angeles County district attorney's office said Friday that it won't appeal a judge's ruling in August that threw out a law requiring taco truck operators to move every hour or face $1,000 fines and possible jail time.

Phil Greenwald, an attorney for the vendors, praised the prosecutor's decision.

"After all, they're not selling porn, they're not selling drugs, all they're selling is food," he told The Associated Press. "Carne asada is not a crime."

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