Taco trucks are a staple in L.A; driving through any neighborhood, one is bound to find a dozen of these establishments.

If you’re looking for a cheap and a delicious meal, your best bet is to go to a taco truck but as of today you’ll have a hard time finding one since they have basically been outlawed.

The new restrictions that were proposed by Supervisor Gloria Molina and were approved by the L.A. County Supervisors say that a taco trucks cannot stay in one place for more than an hour and if they do, they can be fined $1,000 and/or be sentenced to six months in jail.

This new ordinance was passed after years of complaints from brick-and-mortar restaurants that felt taco trucks cut into their profits.

Since taco trucks don’t have to worry about sitting areas and paying for waiters and waitresses they save on overhead costs.

While this may be true, that doesn’t mean that taco trucks have to be outlawed.

If restaurants made good food at an affordable price then they wouldn’t have to worry about taco trucks stealing their customers.

Also, taco trucks are legitimate businesses. Is a brick-and-mortar restaurant somehow better than a taco truck?

It seems that no one is thinking about taco truck owners.

These are people that depend on their business to feed their family and keep their homes and have made many of the same investments as brick-and-mortar restaurants.

They paid for their permits, they’ve registered with the city and they’ve had health inspectors come in, yet, the taco truck is still banned.

Currently spearheading the battle against the ordinance are two L.A. natives who have created an online petition at www.saveourtacotrucks.org.

Standing behind the banner “Carne asada is not a crime,” the website has collected more than 8,000 signature which they hope will convince the city to repeal the law.

It’s just hard to imagine an L.A. without our beloved taco trucks.