562416 Sun Oct 05 00:41:27 -0700 2008 7 33 Food Media and News 0 4082562 I don't know if this has been covered previously, but the Los Angeles County District Attorney decided not to appeal the Superior Court ruling against the infamous catering truck law. More at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081004/ap_on_re_us/taco_trucks Effort against LA-area taco trucks loses its bite Task remaining - take appropriate voting action against the LA County Supervisors who initiated this fiasco. Sun Oct 05 00:41:27 -0700 2008 23712 DiveFan 1 4082608 Great news! I just read about it too. Send one over to Maine will Ya? Sun Oct 05 02:10:21 -0700 2008 4082562 93538 Passadumkeg 1 4082621 This kills restaurants and produces third world chaos and ambiance. That probably brought the law about in the first place. How many chow hounds would welcome this swarming of taco and other food trucks in neighborhoods they actually live in. Like suburbs? Sun Oct 05 02:56:08 -0700 2008 4082562 143858 gafferx 2 4082671 Although I like "third world chaos and ambiance" (having lived in the third world for 35 years), you're right: I might not welcome a permanent 24 hours per day truck across from my suburban ranch. On the other hand I have seen no evidence presented of "swarming of taco and other food trucks in neighborhoods". I love street food and seek it out wherever I go - be it NYC, Hue, Lahore, or LA. Good news, and I wish we had a few taco trucks here in Cali, Colombia. Sun Oct 05 04:45:53 -0700 2008 4082621 36661 Sam Fujisaka 3 4082768 >>This kills restaurants Awwww, too bad. If the restaurants don't cater to their clientele, let 'em die. >>and produces third world chaos and ambiance Wow, really? How so? >>How many chow hounds would welcome this swarming of taco and other food trucks in neighborhoods they actually live in. I would. Keeps the government further away from taking over the world. Kudos to the taco carts! Sun Oct 05 06:49:15 -0700 2008 4082671 11104 dolores 3 4083032 Sam, just like you wouldn't like to see taco and food trucks everywhere in your suburbs, Los Angeles tried to do the same. And help restaurants too which are hurting doubly bad with the economy in California I believe Arnold Schwarzenegger is hounding the Feds for a 7 billion dollar bailout for California Sun Oct 05 09:40:00 -0700 2008 4082671 143858 gafferx 4 4083069 But, I'd guess if there were taco trucks here, they'd be in the entertainment & restaurant districts, downtown in the old historical districts, and not in the suburbs - just not enough demand in such areas. You see street food in the noisy centers more than in residential areas in cities all over. Sun Oct 05 10:02:21 -0700 2008 4083032 36661 Sam Fujisaka 2 4083666 Uh, catering trucks don't 'swarm' anywhere. The trucks and personnel have to meet licensing requirements and health codes just like fixed establishments do. It is not cheap to run a catering truck in Cali. As posted elsewhere, trucks serve areas that don't have restaurants. Try visiting a light industrial area sometime - if there are B&M places they usually have very limited hours. Due to higher costs, B&M restaurants too often seek a lowest common denominator approach. Just try to find a non-chain place in the pricey suburbs. Some restaurant owners just LACK IMAGINATION. Most of the Mexican places in LA county serve the same old boring, simplified, Americanized junk - I have no sympathy for them. IMO many restaurants go under due to Complete lack of advertising. Unless you are on a pricey corner of a main street, few people may notice. Bulk mail flyers and Internet web sites are relatively inexpensive choices for neighborhood restaurants. Taco trucks are part of economic diversity. Live with it! Sun Oct 05 15:42:34 -0700 2008 4082621 23712 DiveFan