Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina is in league with Satan, I tell you. On April 15, following her the Board of Supervisors passed a law proposed by Molina (whom I suspect to be in the pocket of Big Taco – OK, maybe I don’t really believe that she’s on the take, but when else do I get the chance to imagine a smoke filled room of taco executives conspiring?) that requires mobile eateries to move every hour, or else face $1000 fines. This is intended to protect brick and mortar restaurants from the competition of the trucks. There have been a lot of attacks on taco trucks recently, in my town a massive waste of taxpayer money/police raid briefly shut down the trucks, a form of state sponsored harassment that I believe is motivated more by racism and bigotry than any valid concern about the operation of the trucks.
Taco truck culture is a key component of Los Angeles culture, these trucks thrive because they feed a demand for good late night food, something that LA sorely lacks everywhere. The argument that they are unfair competition to brick and mortar based businesses is bunk. This is a free market, if a legally operating, delicious taco truck is putting your restaurant out of business, maybe it’s because they serve the public better than you do. I live off of Pacific Avenue in San Pedro, and on any given night there might be as many as 4-5 taco trucks working the street, each one serving loyal customers, many who live within walking distance of the trucks.
Any Angeleno with taste buds knows that these trucks are home to some of the most delicious late night eats in the city. For $5 you can fill up on the meat of your passion, get a soda, some limes and radishes, walk home and enjoy the late movie. Where else am I supposed to get hot greasy tongue on demand at midnight? Nowhere, my friend. As a dedicated foodie, I consider any measure designed to curb the operation of taco trucks in my County as an attack on my rights as an American citizen to have hot, greasy, late night meat, preferably dispensed from a mobile eatery.
What can you, my fellow food lover do about this craziness? The folks at SaveOurTacoTrucks.org have a petition going, but feel free to contact Gloria Molina at molina@bos.lacounty.gov and let her know how you feel about her attempt to destroy the Los Angeles we know and love.
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She’s also trying to destroy my geek paradise- the renaissance faire. Toad in a hole- you have to love it!
What is she trying to do to the renaissance faire?
When it moved out to Santa Fe Dam- she was very vocal about how faire was a problem and the place was full of sex crazed druggies- yada, yada. Nobody ever invited me to those supposed orgy parties, that’s all I can say. She killed onsite camping for performers, one of the few perks for the long performance day.She claims she likes faire now but there are always, amazingly, more hoops to jump through.