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L.A. Considers Temporarily Banning New Fast Food Restaurants In South L.A.

L.A. Considers Temporarily Banning New Fast Food Restaurants In South L.A.

NYC isn’t the only big city picking fights with fast food restaurants these days. Citing high obesity rates in her mostly working-class district, Los Angeles councilwoman Jan Perry has proposed a 2-year ban on new fast food restaurants in parts of South L.A., in the hope that it will make room for healthier restaurants to compete.