Posted on 12/10/2010 8:00:54 AM PST by La Lydia
“This is not an attempt to control what food people put in their mouths,” LA city council member Jan Perry insists, but of course the new ban on new fast-food restaurants in South LA is exactly that. Perry just wants to “diversify their food options,” but apparently doesn’t trust residents to do that for themselves and so wants to limit their options — presumably to higher-priced restaurants that may or may not open in their neighborhoods. After all, it’s not as though there is a shortage of leasing space in these parts of America’s #2 city. Nor will this help the already-high unemployment in these low-income neighborhoods, as the ban will prevent a steady source of part-time work for students:
Perry’s new plan bans new so-called “stand alone” fast food restaurants opening within half a mile of existing restaurants.
What, there aren’t any high-priced French restaurants in South LA? Sacre bleu! That might have something to do with the high unemployment and low incomes in the area. Perry complains that 72% of the restaurants in the area are fast food compared to West LA’s concentration being in the mid-40s, but the obvious explanation is that higher income areas can support higher-priced restaurants. If Olive Garden could make a profit in South LA, they’d already be there. ...
The people Perry treats as idiots aren’t terribly happy about the new ban, either:
“People don’t need to be told what to eat or what they want to eat. To me, it’s not right, especially with employment right now,” said South L.A. resident Joel Rodriguez...
Is it me or are black leaders suddenly on an anti-fat kick?
When are the high schoolers going to step down and let the “grups” run the state?
Their state is bankrupt and they think by LIMITING who can rent or buy is somehow stimulating to their economy? Let them go bankrupt!
Speaking of California going bankrupt...Why I want the otherwise dubious tax deal to go through as is:
http://www.redstate.com/brian_d/2010/12/07/rolling-blue-state-bailout-ended-in-tax-agreement/
They seem to want to ban any new taco joints or "mobile roach coaches" in South LA.
Presumably this will encouarge the Mexican community to move further East maybe!
It's an old technique used "back in the day" to block bust! (Bet some of you thought just white slum housing speculators worked that game ~ no you'll find Urban League doing it if you dig into the history of the phenomenon).
It’s not Mexican, it’s blacks.
Too dumb to know what to eat. Disgraceful!
Good luck, LA, trying to shut down the many mobile Taco/Burrito businesses operating in vans.
Babu: Quiet!! You shut up! You make me change restaurant, but nobody comes! You say make Pakistani, Babu Bhatt have only Pakistani restaurant. But where are people? You see people? Show me people. There are no people!Jerry: You know, I think I'll just take the check.
Babu: You bad man! You very very bad man!
< /seinfeld >
You’re right. I got my East LA and South LA mixed up.
***“This is not an attempt to control what food people put in their mouths,” LA city council member Jan Perry insists, but of course the new ban on new fast-food restaurants in South LA is exactly that.***
Plus a denial of employment opportunities for the young, low cost food for the poor, less cash flow in the area, wonder if the high dollar restaurunts there have greased Jan Perry’s palms!
You can have my Six Dollar Burger when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.
Lots of Hispanics in South LA. In fact, I’m pretty sure Hispanics are the majority in South LA. Aside from that, its not like South LA is running wild with restaurants as it is. Making it harder to do business in South LA is foolish but, hey, that’s what the Dems do.
Government is not only out of control, but stupid to boot!
When the Onlies stop having fun with Foolies like this.
I brought up Babu as an example of “why are there no French cuisine restaurants in South LA”. Maybe people there don’t want to eat that kind of food.
Babu was advised (by Jerry) to offer foods that the market didn’t want.
I guess there is no right-to-eat (what you want) in LA (even though there is a right-to-say what you want and a right to have sex with what you want...).
If I read this right, existing fast food joints can stay...just no new ones?
Are they trying to make everything there old and falling apart?
Its a prescription to make a ghetto.
And am I naive, or aren’t fast food joints where alot of kids get an early start on working, and avoiding the gang lifestyle?
Begs the question: What are the neighborhood folks saying?
I find this measure shocking, even for LA.
Also known a local community police substations...
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