There’s been a lot of needed discussion about street vending after an outdoor Guatemalan market was raided in Westlake & vendors’ property was thrown out, on top of getting a citation.

Let’s talk about what vendors need to do to be “compliant” in the eyes of LA law. A thread: First, some context. Vendors in LA are mostly senior women, immigrants, people of color, & often speak a language other than English. They often make less than $15K per year. Estimates of vendors range - but one number is consistent - 10,000 food vendors across LA.

A thread (rant) about what’s been going on in LA.

The City of LA went into a state of emergency in the middle of March. It required people to be INside to make sure the spread of COVID was limited. For context, 40K people sleep & 50K+ people work OUTside. 1/ It’s been 6 months since then, and this state of emergency is still in place. Last week, some of the largest fires across CA broke out. These fires have been detrimental both to those who live near them, but also anyone OUTside in the broader Southern California region. 2/