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Article: Daly City students demand moratorium on fast food restaurants
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- May 19, 2009
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DALY CITY -- Teens who want more healthful food options near
Jefferson High School recently approached city officials and asked
for a moratorium on new fast-food restaurants.
To add oomph to their proposal, members of the school's
Environmental Club on May 11 handed the City Council a petition
signed by more than 900 people.
"We're hopeful there will be healthier restaurants," said
Christian Villalobos, a ninth-grader. "If they (the council members)
decide not to do it, that's OK. We'll come back next year."
The club is counting on the council to follow what officials in
Marin County, Watsonville and Chula Vista have done in promoting
better nutrition.
In 2008, the Los Angeles City Council ...