L.A. Residents Doubt Impact of Fast Food Restaurant Ban
Residents say they are skeptical that a ban on new fast food restaurants in low-income Los Angeles neighborhoods will have much of an impact. The ban, which was approved in July, aims to help curb obesity by attracting more healthy alternatives and grocery stores to low-income areas.
- "L.A.'s Fast-Food Ban Draws Skepticism" (Baertlein/Whitcomb, Reuters, 9/3).