Posted by
Playful Walrus on Thursday, July 24, 2008 5:47:36 PM
In contrast to the Los Angeles Times, the Daily News gets it right on the Los Angeles City Council’s meddling in the fast food offerings in “south central”.
On Tuesday, a council committee gave preliminary approval to Councilwoman Jan Perry's proposal to ban new fast-food eateries in South L.A. for a year, with possible six-month extensions beyond that.
In so doing, the council sent a clear, offensive message to South L.A.'s residents: Unlike other Angelenos, you can't be trusted to make your own dietary decisions. You need us, your exalted leaders, to make such choices for you.
What do we expect from a group that singles out only hotels, only in a specific part of the city, in a “living wage” ordinance?
Read the whole editorial. It should be read into the record at the next city council meeting.