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Big brother.. gone too far?
| Wed, 07-30-2008 - 7:26am |
L.A. blocks new fast-food outlets from poor areas
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles City Council has approved a one-year moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in a low-income area of the city.
The moratorium unanimously approved Tuesday is a bid to attract restaurants that offer healthier food choices to residents in a 32-square-mile area of South Los Angeles.
Councilwoman Jan Perry says residents at five public meetings expressed concern with the proliferation of fast-food outlets in the community plagued by above-average rates of obesity.
Nearly three-quarters of the restaurants in South L.A. are fast-food outlets. That's a higher percentage than other parts of the city but the restaurant industry says the moratorium won't help bring in alternatives.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080729/D927OLQ02.html





It costs more money to eat healthier.. eat fresh fruits and veggies, fiber one bars.. stuff that's actually decent for you.
So what's next? Fast food can fill a person up for a half a day!
We'll see these people in line lottery next... now, that's not a bad thing because that money goes to the Government, right?
i have to disagree. the article said that several residents complained about the pace of fastfood joints. this isn't big brother, this is the city council actually LISTENING to the residents.
We have the same issues here in our town. Our city council isn't concerned about obesity though, they are just very old (this used to be a retirement community) and they THINK that what young people want is fast food....never mind that many of us want more health food stores, high quality resturants, and healthier "fastfood" choices.
Mich