Did you know that Riverside County is the only county in the state of California to ban food trucks? Unless a food truck operator from another county gets a special permit to work for the day in Riverside County, all of us are excluded from the fun and exciting gourmet creations experienced throughout the rest of the state and across the country.
That means no Lobsta Truck and their amazing lobster rolls. We also do not get to experience The Urban Oven and their wood-fired oven pizzas; Jogasaki and their delectable spicy tuna burritos; the hip Coolhaus with its beer and pretzel ice cream; Kogi and their Korean short rib tacos or the ever popular Grilled Cheese Truck.
The Grilled Cheese Truck is an example of how someone without enough money to start a restaurant and a product that probably would not be sustainable as a restaurant can still create a vibrant business. Starting out in a food truck commissary in Los Angeles, they have grown to having their own brick and mortar location in Pasadena as well as trucks throughout southern California, Phoenix and Texas.
Our community is also excluded from all of the new businesses and jobs created by food trucks. On average, each food truck directly employees nine people.
If you want food trucks in the Coachella Valley, you must get involved NOW as the Board of Supervisors will be hosting a meeting on October 11th to considered allowing food trucks to operate in Riverside.
Get involved by sending an email to Share@ShareKitchen.org with your words of support for delivery to Board of Supervisors.
Act now, there’s time and your voice will be heard!
Today’s food truck is not the roach coach of yesteryear it is a gourmet experience that creates good jobs and strengthens our local economy. Send that email now!
