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LJTODAY.COM | VOLUME 18, NUMBER 43
Council fine-tunes city’s operating rules for food trucks
By DAVE SCHWAB
A DENT IN THE DROUGHT?
San Diego City Council unanimously passed new rules for increasingly popular mobile food trucks citywide which allows them to operate on public streets and in commercial areas, but restricts their late-night operating hours while requiring them to be at least 300 feet from residences. Food trucks will only be allowed to operate between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Mobile trucks can now be operated without a permit in industrial, commercial and high-density residential areas. They will largely be prohibited however, except for special events, in low-density neighborhoods and in the restaurant-dense Gaslamp Quarter and Little Italy. Food trucks will also be allowed only by special permit on streets in parking overlay zones near the beachfront and close to universities. New rules also prohibit truck operators from having
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MOTHER NATURE LANDS WEEKEND PUNCH A relatively powerful storm delivered some much-needed rain to drought-conscious Southern California over the weekend — and some wicked winds over the three-day period — although the rainfall totals didn’t quite live up to the buildup of many weather forecasters. Still, flooding struck several beach communities and also canyon areas like the above scene at Marion Bear Natural Park by University City. At lower left, heavy potted palm trees were felled like bowling pins by strong winds along Avenida de la Playa in La Jolla Shores. Motorists were also forced to slalom around fallen palm fronds along El Paseo Grande in La Jolla. Among those enjoying the nasty weather were surfers, like this one at La Jolla Cove. The same surfer’s luck later ran out when his board was snapped in half by the intense wave action. Photos by Don Balch
Soledad cross again legal hot potato
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Attorneys on behalf of Mt. Soledad Memorial Association (MSMA) have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court yet again, asking it to review Mt. Soledad Memorial Association v. Steve Trunk, et al., following a December district court order requiring the iconic 29-foot cross atop Mt. Soledad Veteran’s Memorial in La Jolla to be moved. Over the past 25 years, the U.S. Supreme Court has twice previously declined to hear the Soledad cross case, sending it back to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for resolution.
SERVING UP CHANGES The City Council took action to clean up rules and regulations governing the operation of mobile food trucks in city limits. Courtesy photo
By DAVE SCHWAB
Cross opponents argue the landmark cross is a Christian symbol constituting an unconstitutional “establishment or endorsement of religion” on public land, and that it must be moved to private property. Most recently, the Ninth Circuit didn’t order the cross to be dismantled, but instead offered the defendants an opportunity to alter the monument in some unspecified
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GET READY FOR MORE DAYLIGHT! Daylight Saving Time returns this weekend as we gain longer days! Remember to set your clocks forward one hour when you go to bed Saturday night! Spring officially sets in on Thursday, March 20.
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