4:09 PDT, Tuesday January 6, 2009

Notes from LA

“It’s a great place to live, but I wouldn’t want to visit there.” —Will Rogers

Park your trucks

“Juquila”

“Juquila”

Superior Court Judge Dennis Aichroth today overturned a new law that prevented taco trucks from parking in one place for more than an hour.

The language of the ordinance, Judge Dennis A. Aichroth said, was “vague” and therefore “unconstitutional” because “men of common intelligence must necessarily guess at its meaning.”

The attorney who won the case on behalf of Margarita Garcia, a cited taco vendor, said he expected that the county would try to rewrite the law. In the meantime, snack vans are once again free to roam across unincorporated L.A. County, a space that includes their heartland: East L.A.

No update yet from the folks at SaveOurTacoTrucks.org. Probably out celebrating.

Thursday morning update:

It’s a great day to stand on the side of hardworking Angelenos, fair capitalistic competition, and delicious food.

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