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Some In Irwindale Still Not Happy About Smelly Neighbor, Sriracha

by Karen Grigsby Bates

April 21, 2014 4:05 PM ET Listen to the Story All Things Considered

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The skirmish continues between Sriracha and Irwindale, Calif. Irwindale's city council declared that owner David Tran must curb his hot sauce factory's smelly fumes or they'll do it themselves. Tran is considering relocating, and he has already received several offers.

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Now to a hot topic in the city of Irwindale, California. Last month, the city council declared a factory that makes Sriracha, a hot sauce, a public nuisance. Some people who live in Irwindale say they feel it in their eyes and throats when chilies are ground at the factory. And the city gave plant owner David Tran until June 1st to install odor-abatement technology or else, they say, the city will do it for him. Well, now, David Tran says he might just move the factory. Here's NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates.

KAREN GRIGSBY BATES, BYLINE: A few years ago, David Tran began moving the factory that makes his famous hot sauce to the city of Irwindale. Before that, Irwindale was famous as a possible site for a NFL franchise that so far hasn't materialized. Now, it's become infamous as the place that may be forcing a rapidly popular condiment to seek a home elsewhere.

Since it opened, some residents complained about spicy fumes from the Sriracha factory. Tran has been engaged in a series of legal skirmishes with the city that enticed him to relocate there in the first place. Not your optimal business scenario.

NICK VYAS: I think this is not your classic case of public-private partnership.

BATES: Nick Vyas is at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. He says Irwindale's wrangle with Tran's Sriracha factory sends a message not only to Tran's business but beyond.

VYAS: It's quite obvious that business, when they do their relocation strategy and the decision matrix, they look at the local regulations and the city officials' willingness to work with their businesses.

BATES: Since having been declared a public nuisance, David Tran has received several offers both within and outside the state for him to relocate to what representatives promise is a more welcoming, less stringently regulated environment. For months, Tran politely ignored them but not anymore. He's now invited several for a factory tour. On May 12th, Texas State Representative Jason Villalba, who describes himself as a longtime Sriracha fan, will arrive from Austin to make his pitch.

Karen Grigsby Bates, NPR News.

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