On Tuesday, community members took their concerns about recent food truck regulations to the Paso Robles City Council.

Paso Robles Assistant Planner Piper Smith addressed the current permit requirements and facilitated the discussion.

“There were about 36 mobile vendor–related complaints about the city, and that was in a three-month time span,” she said.

Some of the concerns included clarification of permit rules, trucks with proper permits getting grouped with trucks with improper permits, and debates about whether trucks take business from local restaurants.

"It was my choice to open up the food truck. I didn't open it up to undercut your business. I opened it up because I wanted to have my own business," Bill Alicia with Yabba Dabba Dogs said at the meeting.

Another concerned commu

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