Not to their tastes

Re “Humble trucks, great food,” Opinion, April 21

The city of Los Angeles could learn from L.A. County’s decision to regulate taco trucks.

Sinking some teeth into fines is not the same as a ban.

Taco trucks’ cheap eats and convenience come at a stiff price, as many proprietors leave trash behind (attracting vermin) and park on sidewalks and other public rights of way.

I agree that taco trucks are part of mega-city culture and bring life to otherwise pedestrian-dead corners, but they do not have a right to conduct business in our city’s neighborhoods without proper vetting and inspection.

Most patrons of these mobile establishments would feel differently if they had one stalking their local corner night after night, hour after hour.

Bruce Durbin

Los Angeles

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C. Thi Nguyen writes of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently passed measure to regulate taco truck parking in unincorporated county areas: “This is a cultural disaster. Forget the Getty -- it’s the taco trucks, and their crowds, that are the true culture of L.A.”

What a sad commentary on the rich culture of the City of Angels. “Forget the Getty” indeed.

Lorraine Gayer

Huntington Beach