San Francisco Mayor London Breed has found it difficult to try and shut down what she refers to as 'Walgreens on the sidewalk.'
San Francisco Mayor London Breed delivers her State of the City address at the Pier 27 cruise terminal in San Francisco on March 7, 2024. city. Vendors lined up, some legal, some not, hocking everything from deodorant to drugs. These outdoor markets are at the cross section of what can happen when retail theft is left unchecked, fentanyl addiction grows, and community frustration on both sides of the issue begins to boil.
Breed is also getting pushback from immigrant rights groups who say her push for a blanket moratorium on all street vending in certain areas robs legitimate mom-and-pop vendors who are trying to make an honest living. Last year, Breed banned street vending on Mission Street for 90 days in an effort to improve safety along the commercial corridor. City leaders reported that street conditions improved during the first 60 days, which led the city to extend the ban for six months.
However, Breed now says a 2018 state law has made the ban almost impossible to enforce because the law, which was backed by civil rights and Latino advocacy groups, blocks the police from criminally enforcing regulations on street vending. That means San Francisco must use public works employees to drive the vendors out, but because there is so much violence or threats of violence on the streets, the public works employees need police protection.
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