South Los Angeles residents ask, What fast-food ban?

CHICAGO Less than half of South Los Angeles residents were aware of the yearlong moratorium on fast-food development that went into effect Aug. 11 within the restaurant-rich area, according to research released Monday by Technomic Inc.

The survey indicated that 56 percent of the 500,000 people who live in the 32-square-mile area were not aware the ban on additional freestanding quick-service restaurants was in effect. “It does not appear that the Los Angeles