SF News Smattering of Illegal Vending Slowly Returning to 24th and Mission — Including $5 Steaks? The initial success of the vendor permitting system felt a little fragile, and while illegal vendors are only returning in small numbers, a few are testing the boundaries and encountering little blowback.
SF News 24th and Mission Vending Permit System About to Kick In, Violators to Have Their Goods Confiscated The long-discussed permitting system for 24th and Mission Street vendors will supposedly take effect Tuesday, with violators first getting a warning, and getting their items seized if they get a strike two.
SF News In First Weekend, Fences at 24th and Mission Fail to Deter Vending, Mostly Just Block Sidewalk Access The new fences meant to discourage vending at 24th and Mission Street saw their first Saturday and Sunday of action, and did not seem to deter illegal vending, but instead just deterred access for folks using wheelchairs, walkers, and strollers.
SF News BART Fences Off Plazas Around 24th St. Mission Station to Curb Illegal Vendor Marketplace Not satisfied with the city's enforcement efforts so far, BART announced Tuesday that it was fencing off the plazas around 24th Street Mission Station in order to evict the street vendors from the area who have been hawking mostly stolen merchandise.
SF News Supervisors Vote to Crack Down On Stolen-Item Street Vending With Permit Legislation As sidewalk bazaars of items that “fell off a truck” crowd Mission Street and Civic Center, the Board of Supervisors just passed a bill to regulate and permit vendors to keep the stolen stuff out.
SF News Crowd-Funding Campaign For Berkeley Hot Dog Vendor Reaches $86,000 After video went viral last week of a UCPD officer "confiscating" the cash from a hot dog vendor outside of a Cal football game, a GoFundMe campaign to help support the vendor (who
