A "-punk" suffix does not make a design "movement", it makes you a hopeless follower of 90's Sci-fi novels. It makes you look really really stupid in conversations with rational people too.

Good luck on your social life.

"I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she handles these three things: burnt popcorn, a car wreck, and a broken fingernail." Insert any three things that are challenging to deal with.

It's a purely substanceless quote, and in fact means nothing but simply infers some value upon someone's character in a crisis without actually attributing any. You can tell a lot about someone by the way they handle any challenge.

OOOnoes! I've been disemvoweled! Banished to a consonant-only Hell for those not willing to extrapolate WHY they think something blows, as if having an opinion in itself is not enough!

Fair enough, it is CORY's blog after all, he can be the Overlord if he likes. I hereby promise to follow the rules, Sir, and do you one better. For the next 5 "Steampunk" entries I will post one issue of my serial novelette, "Disemvoweled", right here in the comments section!

Yeah, I realize "Disemvoweled" isn't a word, but neither is "Steampunk" so I think I'm on safe ground here.

I look forward to your next steamy entry.

f rd nthr pstng bt 'ffng "stmpnk" swr t Gd 'll jst stp chckng ths blg. Srsly, stp. ngh.

#36 Doug, The Gold Line is the extension of light rail into East LA, the Unincorporated part in question. For years the first segment ran from Union Station (Downtown) to outer Pasadena. The extension will continue South and East into East LA, bringing with it people, connectivity to Downtown for East LA residents aaannnd... development. Areas along the existing Gold Line corridor have seen plenty of development in the form of "apartment homes" and condo blocks, the residents of whom share almost no continuity with the neighborhood they live in. Like little gated communities, the spring up next to stations, but little other development that might benefit long-term residents of the area (or precisely none).

Two in particular were built just after the Gold Line opening to Pasadena next to the Lincoln/Cypress Park station. They share nothing in common with the rest of Lincoln Heights, and people simply get off the train and slide into their pricey condos, happy in the knowledge their commute is 200% less than the people they work with Downtown.

Ah, #22 JohnnyQuest, you seem to misunderstand the process of criminalization. By making one relatively harmless pursuit punishable by fine or JAIL (you tried to skip around that), that would be criminalization, especially if the law benefits a select few, ie; developers and restauranteurs (which is cronyism). The fact is the trucks ARE a legitimate business, they abide by County Health codes too, they've just been more opportunistic in utilizing a business model.

Now, instead of either outlawing trucks altogether, or providing them a suitable alternative such as dedicated areas to park, the County is attempting to squeeze them out of existence through threats and intimidation. It's the NIMBY approach, and developers are fond of it. I'd ask you to ask the residents of East LA what they think of the potential of losing their local trucks, and I doubt they'd be clapping. Even less so if they thought their neighborhoods were slated for gentrification.

What's missing here is the cultural element, taco trucks and East LA go together masa and carne, and I highly doubt that the residents of East LA are going to stand idly by as one of their cultural mainstays gets harassed and marginalized out of existence. And neither you nor I will have anything to do about it, recent negative press about the new law not withstanding.

Mic_Dee is quite correct, this only effects Unincorporated East LA. However, the increase in stationary time doesn't outweigh the huge fine/jail time associated with the new law. It, in effect, criminalizes a legitimate business and fair competition, for people who respect county health regulations and are honest, hardworking people.

Further, it appears to be a development-inspired push to wipe out taco trucks in the area in advance of the expansion of the Gold Line into East LA. There is documented evidence to support this theory, in business meetings with County Supervisors.

Lastly, to all above believing this to be a City issue, it is not, they put up their own similar law two years ago. However, it being a County issue makes it no less odious, and no less deserving of support for those effected by this law.