COVID-19-related regulations have hit LA's food vendors particularly hard.
Juana Dominguez is a seasoned LA street food vendor. She got her start selling candies in local factories 25 years ago and has since become a fixture in the South Central neighborhood, vending Mexican food in front of the corner store she runs with her husband. She sells tacos, sopes, and huaraches, and prepares breakfast for neighbors who have come to depend on her for most of their meals each week.
Los Angeles street vendors drive a vibrant industry famous for bringing together food traditions of the city’s many migrant communities. But the permitting process for vendors is both onerous and expensive. LA’ requires street vendors to obtain a series of expensive permits. Food vendors must get a county health permit for a mobile food cart which can cost thousands of dollars, a sum many food vendors couldn't afford even before the pandemic hit.
In addition to these hardships, street vendors have also been mostly shut out of economic relief packages. Federal stimulus payments excluded undocumented immigrants, which make up a large part of LA’s street vendor population. Initiatives from California Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Eric Garcetti to provide cash assistance to undocumented families have been met with overwhelming demand from LA residents, but many vendors are struggling to pay for basic necessities.
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