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'La Lucha Sigue' — L.A. Street Vendors Win a Big Battle but the Fight Is Far from Over


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The following article was originally published Jul 8, 2021, and is republished through a collaboration with KPCC and LAist.
Life just got a little better for the street vendors of Los Angeles.
Last week, the Los Angeles City Council passed two crucial motions. One re-established a moratorium on ticketing unpermitted vendors. The other extended the city s reduced permit fee (from $541 to $291) until 2022.
While these are big wins for street vendors, who didn t have it easy even before the pandemic, they re the tip of the iceberg. Vendors are pushing for a host of reforms affordable permits, realistic cart designs and an end to harsh enforcement to finally and truly legalize street vending in Los Angeles. ....

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Will the wheels stay on a moratorium protecting 10,000 street vendors?


 
SAY WHAT?-If you were eating tacos at MacArthur Park’s Guatemalan Night Market on the afternoon of June 11, you might never guess that street vending is supposed to be legal in Los Angeles. Officials from the Department of Public Health with LAPD officers in tow descended on the street food hub at 6th Street and Bonnie Brae, throwing food into trash bags without a word to the outraged entrepreneurs.  
As Los Angeles County reopens, enforcement of street vending regulations has spiked in recent weeks, with at least four raids of unpermitted vendors reported to L.A. Taco. The unannounced raids have startled vendors, who fear a return to a punishing old normal.   ....

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