San Antonio police officers issued a fine to local chef and activist Joaquin Castro for feeding the homeless at Maverick Park April 7 . Cheever founded The Chow Train non-profit food truck in 2005 to feed the city 's poor . Has a commercially licensed mobile food truck where she prepares her meals , but she serves them out of her personal pickup truck . Cheever accused city officials of violating her freedom of religion because she considers cooking and feeding the poor a free exercise of her faith .
San Antonio police officers issued a fine to local chef and activist Joan Cheever for feeding the homeless at Maverick Park April 7 . Cheever founded The Chow Train non-profit food truck in 2005 to feed the city 's poor . Has a commercially licensed mobile food truck where she prepares her meals , but she serves them out of her personal pickup truck . Cheever accused city officials of violating her freedom of religion because she considers cooking and feeding the poor a free exercise of her faith .