Debate on Mobile Food Vendors

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19

PROGRAM #10597 11:00 AM PT 

Extra Edition: Debate on Mobile Food Vendors. 

The city of Fresno is considering new rules that would restrict and penalize sidewalk street food vendors. Under the new ordinance, vendors will be more inspected and can’t be close to a freeway ramp, a farmers market or a restaurant. Proponents say the measure is aimed at vendors who obstruct sidewalks and fail to clean up. Opponents call it too punitive and regressive against small entrepreneurs.

Guests: Maria de Leon, Street vendor of tamales and snacks, Fresno, CA; Griselda Silva, Street vendor of tamales and snacks, Fresno, CA; Miguel Ruiz, Street vendor of corn on the cob, slushies and snacks, Vice President, Fresno Street Vendors Association, Fresno, CA; Ariana Martinez-Lott, Consultant, Cultiva la Salud, Fresno, CA.

Photo: Visual Artist Frank Bonilla/Flickr

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