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Supervisors advance ordinance to bar catering trucks within 1,500 feet of middle and high schools
Summary
The Government Audits and Oversight Committee advanced an ordinance that would keep mobile catering vehicles at least 1,500 feet from San Francisco public middle and high schools. Supporters said trucks undermine school meal programs and expose vulnerable students to unhealthy food; staff will provide mapping and the item moves to the full board.
San Francisco’s Government Audits and Oversight Committee on Monday advanced an ordinance that would prohibit operators of mobile catering vehicles from selling food within 1,500 feet of public middle and high schools. Chair Sean Ellsburn opened the item and presenters from the school district and public-health coalitions urged the committee to send the measure to the full Board of Supervisors.
The proposal was introduced by Chair Sean Ellsburn and presented by Libby Albert of the Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families and representatives of the San Francisco Unified School District’s nutrition committees. Supporters framed the restriction as a child-health measure aimed at protecting low-income and vulnerable students and preserving revenue for school meal programs. “No child goes hungry,”…
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