Supes to consider residential sidewalk vending ban

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London Breed,Ahsha Safaí,Board Of Supervisors

A new ordinance would require vending-permit holders to register with The City, which officials say would close a “loophole” under current law

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is set to consider amending The City’s Public Works Code as part of local officials’ efforts to crack down on street vendors selling stolen goods.

He said that when a person caught illegally vending on the street cannot produce a permit or receipt, city officials currently have to issue a written notice before following due process. Under the amended ordinance, enforcers would not have to repeatedly cite vendors for every violation — instead, a notice would last for 120 days, provided that Public Works documents that the department issued such a notice.

SF anti-Trump demonstrators plan to give ex-president the bird A golden-haired inflatable chicken bearing a striking resemblance to the former president is preparing to sail from Fisherman's Wharf to the Golden Gate Bridge during … Rachel Gordon, a Public Works spokesperson, told The Examiner that the legislation is meant to help make the department’s enforcement more efficient. For example, vendors without permits would have 10 minutes to pack up their items and leave the area before having their merchandise subject to seizure. Gordon said the approach would still provide due process to vendors.

 

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