From the Los Angeles Times:
Concerned about a proliferation of fast-food restaurants, the City Council on Wednesday voted to impose new limits on fast-food establishments across a broad swath of South Los Angeles.
Among other restrictions, the lawmakers voted to ban the opening of new fast-food concerns within a half-mile radius of similar eateries.
The council’s unanimous vote was the culmination of years of effort to bring greater dietary choice and an improved aesthetic to an area that suffers from both slapdash development and a high rate of diet-related health problems -- including obesity and diabetes -- that some researchers have linked to fast foods.
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Capistrano did, of course, put a moratorium on drive-through businesses for a while. With the change in the City Council, it will be interesting to see if In-N-Out Burger pops back up as a possible replacement for the closed Sizzler on Del Obispo Street.
Here's the entire LA Times story.
“For a community to thrive, it is important to have balance, a full variety of food, retail and service providers,” said Councilman Bernard C. Parks, who spearheaded the measure along with Councilwoman Jan Perry.
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