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competition

L.A. County Tells Taco Trucks To Keep Moving

Peter writes to let us know that taco trucks in Los Angeles county now have to move to a new position every hour: "The county of Los Angeles has enacted some new legislation to prevent taco truck owners from staying in one spot, with penalties of a fine of up to $1000 or jail for failures to comply." Why such a weird law? Because area restaurants say they're stealing away customers. If you like your carne asada from the side of a truck, be prepared to start chasing them down as they circle through L.A. county in a weird Mexican-food carousel. More »

11:14 AM on Mon May 5 2008
By Chris Walters
5,096 views, 71 comments

Latest by synergy: I suspect that just like down here in South Texas, the people it impacts the most or who would care the most are the ones who vote the least. more »

urban blight

LA Has 4,000 Illegal Billboards, But City Looks On Helplessly

In 2002, LA banned any new billboards from going up in the city. Since then, an estimated four thousand have been put up by advertising companies who have ignored the law, which obviously the city's billboard inspectors—"a tiny, and some say incredibly inept, group"—have never bothered to enforce. More »

10:18 AM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Chris Walters
7,478 views, 39 comments

Latest by donkeyjote: @TechnoDestructo: Tell me he saved the copper for scrap :D more »