Lawmaker takes aim at food trucks
A California lawmaker wants to ban food trucks from within 1,500 feet of schools—farther away than medical marijuana stores must be. Democratic Assemblyman William Monning acknowledges that gourmet food trucks are wildly popular, but says that “the trucks that are coming to the schools are pushing low-cost, sugar-sweetened beverages and high-sodium snacks.” Added Monning, “the kids aren’t paying $17 for a risotto.”
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