The Unintended Consequences of Illicit Roadside Food Vending

As a County Supervisor, constituent concerns are a top priority, especially those that address community health and safety. Since the start of summer, my office has been inundated with complaints about pop-up roadside food vending – particularly taco operations in the rights-of-way along State Highways 246 and 154. The pop-ups amount to an outside restaurant. Big vans come around to unload equipment such as a cart, tables, a shade structure, a propane or charcoal grill, possibly a flat-top griddle or trompo, condiments and maybe even bright lights and loud music. They drop off someone to cook, and then drive away to the next location, not returning for pick-up until late in the night.

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