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Article: Fast-food outlets banned in south L.A.
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- Winnipeg Free Press
- Article date:
- July 30, 2008
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LOS ANGELES -- A law that would bar new fast-food restaurants from opening in south Los Angeles for at least one year sailed through the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday.
The council approved the fast-food moratorium unanimously, despite complaints from representatives of McDonald's, Carl's Jr. and other companies, who said they were being unfairly targeted.
Councilwoman Jan Perry, who has pushed for a moratorium for six years, said the initiative would give the city time to craft measures to lure healthier, sit-down restaurants to a section of the city that desperately wants them.
"I believe this is a victory for the people of south and southeast Los Angeles, for them to have greater ...
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