Los Angeles grocery stores receive low grades

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Los Angeles grocery chains did not make the grade. That is what community members said as they addressed the issue of food deserts in front of a Vons in West Los Angeles.

"Food desert communities are not being served well by the entire grocery community," said Elliot Petty, director of the Alliance for Healthy and Responsible Grocery Stores.

The alliance gave grades to the major grocery chains after it evaluated the food, job quality and, most importantly, the grocery stores' presence in food deserts. The grades ranged from a B- for Food 4 Less to a D+ for Smart & Final.

Please feel free to access the report at www.goodgrocerystores.org.

The grocery stores in the report did not comment.