SF Supervisor Introduces Food Truck Legislation

San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener has introduced legislation that would allow food trucks at college and hospital campuses.

The proposal would alter the city’s planning code, which prohibits food trucks on such campuses if they are outside of commercial districts.

“Allowing institutions to provide their employees, students or patients with additional food options, including food trucks, is a good thing and should be encouraged. It makes no sense to ban these campuses from doing so,” Wiener said in a statement.

Currently, institutions such as San Francisco State University and Kaiser Permanente Medical Center do not allow food trucks on their property.

Wiener also said that he plans on introducing more comprehensive food truck legislation later this year, as he is working with property owners, businesses, mobile food vendors and brick-and-mortar restaurants.

It's simple. Keith Mizuguchi loves to write and write and write some more. After taking a hiatus from the journalism business, he has rekindled his passion for writing over the last two years, holding a job as both a web and on-air writer for San Francisco news radio station KCBS. While he enjoys the news business, his true passions are twofold: sports and food. Bay Area born and raised, he lives in San Jose, commutes to SF and loves every minute of it. You can follow his food adventures on Twitter @foodie_keith.