Unlike many sporting facilities, Rumrill Park will not have vending machines. Instead, fresh food kiosks will be opened and staffed providing locally prepared healthy foods during park hours. “We will have two food kiosks that we will open up to local food vendors and as part of the healthy eating and active living component, we will not allow them to sell unhealthy foods,” said Ching. “We are hoping to have some really great healthy food options available for people as well as being able to help local food entrepreneurs,” Choy continued. “Many food entrepreneurs are trying to get their name known and get their food out there but they don’t have money to open a brick and mortar location, so this is one of those great opportunities for them to build up clientele and a reputation.” With a soccer-centric constituency, the city of San Pablo wanted to give their residence a quality facility to play their loved game, Ching said. “It’s not only a great facility to push forward the healthy eating and active living initiatives but when you look at the San Pablo demographics, we are not a high-end community,” he continued. “We are a very blue-collar family community and providing something like this to our residence is a big thing, not only from an economic development standpoint, but also from a quality of life standpoint— it’s a big boost.”
Contra Costa Marketplace - Mar 2015
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