Taqueros Push Back ~ Los Angeles
The battle for Los Angeles' Taco Truck providers heated up on Tuesday night as several taco truck operators stormed the council floor in order to bring a real debate to the staid chamber. According to the Pasadena Star News' intrepid city reporter Alison Hewitt:
A county ordinance targeting food vending trucks took some heat Tuesday when a couple dozen truck owners and their lawyer came to the Board of Supervisors meeting to oppose it.
The supervisors had given the ordinance tentative approval last week. But after the vendors' protested Tuesday, the supervisors put off a final vote, which now could take place next week.
One vender vowed to sue the county unless changes are made to the proposed ordinance.
Specifically, the vendors oppose a 60-minute time limit on parking at one location, even though current county law prohibits such trucks from staying for more than 30 minutes in one spot. The vendors said 60 minutes is still not long enough.
Even worse, they said, was a provision that makes it a misdemeanor to park beyond the time limit. Now, county law calls only for citations for lagging lunch trucks.
The group's attorney charged that the ordinance, as written, would not hold up in court.
County supervisors arranged an impromptu information session for the apprehensive truck owners, but their lawyer was barred from the session.
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