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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Los Angeles wants to replace Taquerias with Salad Bars
2008-07-29
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- In the impoverished neighborhood of South Los Angeles, fast food is the easiest cuisine to find - and that's a problem for elected officials who see it as an unhealthy source of calories and cholesterol. The City Council was poised to vote Tuesday on a moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in a swath of the city where a proliferation of such eateries goes hand-in-hand with obesity.

"Our communities have an extreme shortage of quality foods," City Councilman Bernard Parks said.
Maybe it's because .. they're poor?
The aim of the yearlong moratorium, which was approved last week in committee, is to give the city time to try to attract restaurants that serve healthier food.
Or to drive out anyone with any initiative who would want to run a fast food restaurant, grocery, dry cleaner, etc., so that everyone in the city can be dependent on the state. The French revolution lives in LA.
The California Restaurant Association says the moratorium, which could be extended up to two years, is misguided. Fast food "is the only industry that wants to be in South LA," said association spokesman Andrew Casana. "Sit-down restaurants don't want to go in. If they did, they'd be there. This moratorium isn't going to help them relocate."
Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC

#11  Nice try LA, but you will never out crazy the Chicago City Council. Richie Daley's sock puppets are still #1
Posted by: Shusorong White1099   2008-07-29 21:53  

#10  Damn, Bernard Parks, the failed Chief of Police who now sups at the City Council trough. Bernie, you know damn well why no decent restaurants are in South LA. No one decent goes there. Your cops didn't go there when you were in charge. So many gang punks who can't shoot straight that anyone's life is in danger there. Why doesn't the council go after the lawlessness that prevails there ? Besides, take a side trip to Tijuana Bernie. Think you'll see fat Mexicans ? Sure will. They love lard. They love anything fattening. So any of them on welfare blow up fast. Only the illegals who can't suck Uncle Sugar's tit stay slim. They have to work every day. So they tolerate the slop truck diet, but they do get diabetes by the ton. And, how do you retain your seat ? Most of your constituents have moved to Palmdale and turned that into a gang infested mess.
Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700   2008-07-29 20:55  

#9  Our kids will call it the Taco Wars.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2008-07-29 18:40  

#8  People are getting fatter because they are burning less calories, not because they are eating more.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2008-07-29 17:35  

#7  I blame the high price of organic Arugula...
Posted by: mojo   2008-07-29 16:59  

#6  If they get hit with many more big earthquakes it won't matter.
The Unions make it impossible to have Mom and Pop grocery stores, the people obviously don't want to go to the trouble of cooking their own meals, and the fast food places don't force them to eat there anyway. I guess the answer is, "We're gonna force ya to eat healthy if it kills ya". Government Control. It's what's for Dinner.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2008-07-29 16:15  

#5  And just how many of Councilman Parks' constituents can read the New Yorker?
Posted by: ed   2008-07-29 14:43  

#4  Something else that concerns the Councilman greatly...

Parks Calls for Boycott of New Yorker Magazine Depicting Senator Barack Obama as Muslim Extremist and Wife, Michelle, as Gun-Toting Militant 8th District Representative to Introduce Resolution Supporting Boycott Tomorrow

Councilmember Bernard C. Parks is calling for a boycott of the latest issue of the magazine, "The New Yorker", as it hits the newstands today (7/14) with a controversial illustration of Illinois Senator Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle on the cover.

"The publication's decision to illustrate Senator Barack Obama in a turban and Mrs. Michelle Obama armed with an assault rifle and wearing military fatigues and combat boots is absolutely appalling," Councilmember Parks says. "And by placing a picture of Osama bin Laden and a burning flag in the background of the illustration, 'The New Yorker' took a major step from appalling to inexcusably disgusting. The illustration takes me back to a time in this country that none of us should be proud of. Today, I call for people across the nation to boycott this issue of 'The New Yorker'."

Parks will introduce a resolution requesting his colleagues on the City Council to support the boycott at Tuesday's Council meeting.

An LA City Councillor makes $149,159...
Posted by: tu3031   2008-07-29 14:40  

#3  Liberals crave social experimentation on people who cannot resist, for the obvious reasons. This is why the military has had a century of abusive treatment in the name of social experiments.

Now they have figured out that they can abuse the poor as well, because they are less able to resist.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2008-07-29 14:24  

#2  Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase: "Cheese it, it's the cops."
Posted by: xbalanke   2008-07-29 14:05  

#1  Because nobody will drive to the neighboring town to get their junk food fix and instead will suddenly see the light and eat healthy.

Because nobody in this neighborhood needs an honest job and the politicians don't need any tax revenue.

This is stupid on so many levels.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2008-07-29 14:03  

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