By Christine Tyler | The Daily Californian
After months of controversy and negotiations, the three food trucks previously located in front of Sproul Plaza have found a new location.
The three food trucks will be able to reopen at Bancroft Way and College Avenue in April, according to Councilmember Kriss Worthington. Worthington and Mayor Tom Bates have both been personally involved in advocating for the food trucks’ return in recent weeks. The food trucks were asked to leave campus in December following construction on Lower Sproul.
Ann Vu and Jack Huynh, respective owners of Healthy Heavenly Foods and Kettle Corn Star, plan on reopening as soon as the city completes necessary preparations, like new signage and street markings. Michael Koh, owner of Dojo Dog, anticipates that it will take longer for Dojo Dog to return.
“(Reopening) will take time,” Koh said. “On the operations side, we have to restock inventory. I had no hope of coming back, so I was not prepared.”
He plans to open briefly in the summer and make a full return in the fall.
Koh, Vu and Huynh were notified Tuesday of the new location, Huynh said.
Huynh cited media coverage and pressure from Worthington as reasons the issue came to the forefront of the City Council’s busy agenda. Though the owners are appreciative of action that has been taken, they are still anticipating what the future will bring.
Vu said, however, that the new spot “is a little far, with less business — I can tell this for sure.”
“We’re satisfied in the sense that we get to go back to work,” Huynh said. “As for how that new location will work out, only time will tell. We’re taking it one step at a time and are grateful.”
http://www.dailycal.org/2013/03/21/food-trucks-to-reopen-due-to-efforts-from-city-council/
