About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
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Tacos Archive
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Taco Truck Tour #2: Foothill Blvd. Edition (Nov. 22, 2009)
Posted on November 9, 2009 | No CommentsAfter the success of October’s taco truck tour, it’s time for another! Taco Truck Tour Numéro Dos: When: Sunday, November 22, 2009 Meet: 12:30 pm, Lake Merritt BART station (9th and Oak St., Oakland). Start: ~ 12:45 pm End: ~ 3:30 pm ish, Fruitvale BART... -
San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Owners of lunch trucks blast parking time limit
Posted on April 12, 2008 | No CommentsOwners of lunch trucks blast parking time limit: A county ordinance targeting food vending trucks took some heat Tuesday when a couple dozen truck owners and their lawyer came to the Board of Supervisors meeting to oppose it. The supervisors had given the ordinance tentative... -
Chico Enterprise Record: Starving Student: The cultural significance of taco trucks
Posted on March 16, 2008 | No CommentsStarving Student: The cultural significance of taco trucks: It is not a secret that the highest-income earners in Chico are white people. So let’s go ahead and stop trying to pretend I’m being racist. Everyone is racist. And every journalist is biased. If you do... -
Vallejo and Napa Taco Trucks
Posted on March 3, 2008 | 1 CommentJanuary 24 2008 Tacos Garcia Soscol St. at McKinstry Napa, CA Note: Advertised “Burrito Diablo de Camarón $8.50″ Tacos Dos Hermanos Sonoma St at Soreno St. Vallejo, CA Tacos Jalisco Texas St. at Broadway Vallejo, CA Note: “Tacos de Birria” La Perla de Jalisco 1... -
San Bruno & Millbrae Taco Trucks
Posted on March 3, 2008 | 2 CommentsI finally finished uploading photos from my two most recent solo crawls. March 1 2008 Tacos Panzon Campbell and Grand Ave. Oakland, CA Tacos Toñito Herman and Huntington Ave. (Under I-380 overpass) San Bruno, CA Tacos El Ranchito El Camino Real at Jenevin Ave. (Across... -
Your Tacos or Your Life!
Posted on February 18, 2008 | No CommentsAP: By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 6:14 p.m. ET FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — A hunger for carnitas nearly led to some carnage after a Fontana man was robbed of a bag of tacos at gunpoint. Police Sergeant Jeff Decker said the 35-year-old victim had... -
Taco trucks face strict regulation in Tulare Co.
Posted on December 11, 2007 | No CommentsTaco trucks are once again under threat, this time in Tulare County. This smells of the saga down in Salinas. The Fresno Bee: By Erik Lacayo / The Fresno Bee 12/08/07 22:21:02 TIPTON — Taco trucks across Tulare County could be driven out of business,... -
Recent photos shot with my iPhone
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Houston Taco Truck at Night
Posted on November 11, 2007 | No CommentsThis photo captures the perfect transitory nature of taco trucks in the night. [via Houstonist] -
Tacos in Firebaugh and Huron / A burrito in Los Angeles
Posted on November 9, 2007 | 1 CommentSo on Wednesday, when I drove from Oakland to Santa Monica — a drive that I’ve made since I was a kid easily over 100 times — I decided to spice things up a little bit. I-5, as most people know, is California’s most boring...
