Coronavirus: A Santa Ana taco truck tries to keep the city's lonchera culture going
LA TimesThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing shutdown have left many restaurants uncertain about their future. “We’re a taco truck, so hands always get messy for our customers but also us workers,” owner Albert Hernandez said on a recent morning, as customers who just finished shopping at a nearby Northgate Supermarket queued up to order. “But it’s getting hard.” Albert Hernandez, owner of Alebrije’s taco truck, shuffles through receipts. Hernandez continues to organize his fellow loncheros against any government encroachment: Three years ago, they beat back proposed regulations by the Santa Ana City Council that would have forced taco trucks to stay 500 feet from street corners and to provide restrooms. “Now it’s time for us to stand with them in the bad.” Owner Albert Hernandez and his team prepare orders inside Alebrijes taco truck in Santa Ana.
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