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Vendors rally as pols look to overhaul street vending system, lift cap on licenses

By Max Parrott Posted on December 7, 2023

A group of City Council members have banded together to introduce a package of bills that would overhaul the city’s street vendor system to bring thousands of unlicensed vendors into compliance with city law.

The centerpiece of the legislative slate would kickstart a phased five-year process that would culminate in lifting the city’s cap on street vendors licenses, which critics say has led to the criminalization of vendors who have no path to operating legally. 

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Vendors rally as pols look to overhaul street vending system, lift cap on licenses

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