Wednesday, March 28, 2012

California food trucks bill

  • Assemblymember Bill Monning (D.-Monterey), who recently introduced a bill requiring food trucks to park no closer than 1,500 feet from any school during school hours, has just withdrawn the bill from the state legislature.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Faced with backlash from food-lovers and cooks, Assemblyman Bill Monning (D-Carmel) said Wednesday he is dropping a proposal to ban food trucks from close proximity to schools.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • introduced into the California State Legislature on Feb. 14, would have restricted "mobile foot and beverage vending" near schools while in session. To be exact – food trucks could not sell within 1,500 feet of schools from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • AB-1678 raised an outcry around the state because of its potential economic impact on street food. In a dense city such as San Francisco, for example, AB-1678 would have banned food trucks from 80 percent of the city.
  • (SF Weekly (blog))
  • The food police division of the California General Assembly is at it again blossoming metropoles is having the loudest say.
  • (Reason.com)
  • The new 500-foot barrier was one of several changes to the bill, AB 1678, made Thursday.
  • (San Jose Mercury News)
  • (Irvine, CA) OC Green Market, Orange Countys only outdoor possible and can customize their menu upon request. BITE ME FOODS Truck was founded by Alissa Grenis and Richard William Larner.
  • (PRLog (free press release))

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