article_snippet: The law, believed to be the first effort of its kind by a major city to improve public health, did not ban new eateries in strip malls.
article_snippet: Rand researchers reviewed permits issued by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, which inspects food outlets.
article_snippet: There were no licenses for stand-alone fast-food restaurants, but chains opened 17 new outlets in strip shopping centers and food courts in South Los Angeles from 2008 to 2012.
article_snippet: Almost half of the new food permits were for convenience stores that sell soda and junk food, the study found.
article_snippet: Supporters said the ordinance worked because the ordinance prevented chains from opening new restaurants at major intersections with Supporters own drive-thru windows and parking lots.
article_snippet: the ordinance was opposed by the California Restaurant Association.
article_snippet: Spokeswoman Janna Haynes said the California Restaurant Association had no comment on the Rand study.