GENTRIFICATION,

Twitter Me This: Taco Trucks & Cupcakes

GENTRIFICATION,

EVOLUTION, OR

SOMETHING IN BETWEEN?

Panelists

� Gabriela Juarez, Planner, Department of City Planning, City of Los Angeles

� Wendy Carrillo, M. A., EthnojournalistWendy Carrillo, M. A., Ethnojournalist

� Alma Flores, Economic Development Planner, Bureau of Planning & Sustainability, Portland, OR

� Maria Garcia, Transportation Analyst, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council

Objectives

� Identifying and understanding the land use implications in regulating mobile food vending

� Learning to strike a balance between the interests and needs of various ethnic communities, economic growth, needs of various ethnic communities, economic growth, and land use regulation

� Identifying possible approaches as solutions to a recurring issue that continues to evolve

� Network!

Los Angeles

Los Angeles – B.T. (Before Twitter)

� County Ordinance

� City Ordinance

� Los Angeles Superior Court Decision Overturning � Los Angeles Superior Court Decision Overturning County and City Ordinance

Los Angeles – A. T. (After Twitter)