Los Angeles Taco Trucks Saved (For Now)
Photograph from jfer on Flickr.
Yesterday was a happy day for taco enthusiasts. A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge overturned a controversial rule made in April that forced the city's 14,000 registered taco trucks to move every hour, thus stalling normal business. Judge Dennis Aichroth ruled in favor of taqueros, calling the ban “too ambiguous to be enforceable” and “arbitrary and not based upon any rational, intrinsic or natural basis."
That taco tragedy inspired more than 9,000 signatures on SaveOurTacoTrucks.org where the founders (two Highland Park taco lovers) are rejoicing after yesterday's decision, but remaining levelheaded. "This may only be round one. The county can still appeal this decision, or rewrite the law." But fear not; there are ways to help:
- Email your supervisor, urging them to keep taco trucks in business.
- Take someone unfamiliar with the taco truck lifestyle out for a night of carne asada epiphanies—they will become a political ally for life.
- Continue submitting street food pictures (contact@yorkblvd.com) and wearing your “Carne Asada is not a Crime” t-shirts (can be ordered here).
Previously: Did the L.A. Taco Trucks Ever Hurt You?
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That's pathetic. Taco trucks do make people sick, I have numerous friends who have gotten food poisoning from one of those clap traps on wheels. The vendors are unlicensed, and are not complying with health and safety laws. Now, I know most of you grew up feeling that you could count on the food you were served would be safe, and prepared under sanitary conditions.. that secure feeling came about because of regulations that were hard fought for and won, after decades of struggle. The attitudes that it's a lot of nonsense and that those who are against unlicenced vendors, have to have some other, untoward agenda, but it's simply not true.
The contaminated peppers, spinach, scallions, lettuces, strawberries and other produce of the past several years came about because those who disrespect basic food safety protocols, try to sneak through unsafe foods. They did it in the '50s, and '60s, and were only stopped by the passage of food safety laws, and the enforcement of the same.
E-coli and salmonella don't just give you tummy troubles, they can cause serious, life threatening ailments, like organ failure and death. Educate yourselves, and think about what you advocate for. There is nothing progressive in rationalizing regressive policies.
Mares at 10:53PM on 08/28/08
Mares: What does your comment have to do with overturning a rule that required taco trucks to move every hour? You are talking about basic food safety and making a broad generalization of all 14,000 registered taco trucks.
swine dining at 6:02PM on 03/05/09