Street Vending
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Bill Legalizing Sidewalk Vending Statewide Moves Through Legislature, Awaits Governor’s Signature
Here in Los Angeles, the work of the L.A. Street Vendor Campaign has been key to bringing these issues to light and helping give vendors the confidence to come out of the shadows.
August 22, 2018
Proposed Ordinance Treats Street Vendors as Streetscape Amenities Rather than Community Assets
The gentleman who sets up on the residential corner two blocks from my apartment is a neighborhood fixture. Under the proposed sidewalk vending ordinance making its way through city council, his fruit stand would be illegal.
July 25, 2018
You Can’t Plan Mexican Hot Chocolate: How Monique López Deploys a Justice Lens in Her Engagement of Street Vendors
Monique felt it was imperative to begin, as she always did, with the basics: How does this ecosystem work and what does it need to thrive?
June 27, 2018
Elotero Benjamín Ramírez Assaulted for Second Time in a Year
Vendor Benjamín Ramírez - the elotero whose degrading assault by Carlos Haka in Hollywood went viral last year - has been attacked again, marking the second serious assault on a vendor in March.
April 6, 2018
L.A.’s Street Vending Proposal Is Unconstitutional And Unwise
L.A. city's street vending proposal is undemocratic, unwise, and almost certainly unconstitutional twice over.
January 12, 2018
Pilot Marketplace Gives Vendors Space At MacArthur Park Station
Metro, L.A. City, L.A. County and nonprofit partners opened a new community market space at the MacArthur Park Red/Purple Line Station today.
March 30, 2017
Committee Debates Framework for Sidewalk Vending Ordinance; Vending Takes Step Closer to Legalization
The authorities confiscated her friend's goods this past Saturday, an emotional Caridad Vasquez told the Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee yesterday.
December 13, 2016
Metro Diaries: 6 Stops with Daniel the Candy Man
“I GOT ARRESTED once,” Daniel said, cheerfully.
February 28, 2012