LA Times Today: Street vendors and other workers in L.A.’s massive informal economy react to Trump
Workers there say they are avoiding going outside, and using rideshares instead of public transportation.
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ICE raids heighten fear among NYC street vendors | Morning in America
Nationwide Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and President Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations are unsettling some New Yorkers — and some street vendors, fearing arrest, are staying ...
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Los Angeles City Council moves to address serious gaps in street vending program
As of September 2024, the city’s Bureau of Street Services reported there were 687 vendors with active permits — 53 food sellers and 634 merchandise vendors — roughly 1.4% of the estimated ...
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OpEd: Reclaiming the Street Vendor Program
Officials should reel in unpermitted street food vendors in order to support those who go through the proper permitting and health and safety procedures, writes Stuart Waldman. A picture of a ...
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‘Fear has been sown’: Street vendors and other workers in LA’s massive informal economy react to Trump
LOS ANGELES — As Mario Ramos pushes his ice cream cart through the city, worries course through his mind. A street vendor in Los Angeles for 20 years, Ramos now carries with him a small red card ...
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NYC immigrant street vendors fearing deportation urge City Council to pass protection laws
NEW YORK — Advocates say New York City's street vendors are among the most vulnerable to the Trump administration's immigration policies, and now they're calling on the City Council to help ...
2 Orange County cities beef up street food enforcement
Buena Park granted impounding authority to its code officers while Anaheim hired private contractors, all in an effort to ...