Starting Tuesday, a moratorium blocking street vendors from setting up shop at San Diego parks and beach areas will be lifted. There are new rules in place, like permit and time requirements, but some neighboring brick-and-mortar store owners say it’s not enough.
Starting Tuesday, a moratorium blocking street vendors from setting up shop at San Diego parks and beach areas will be lifted. There are new rules in place, like permit and time requirements, but some neighboring brick-and-mortar store owners say it's not enough.
"It's horrible," said Skyler McManus who runs Hamel's right where Ventura Place meets the Mission Beach Boardwalk. It's one of the highest rent districts as well. “If you’re selling the same stuff that I am selling but my overhead is 50 times more, it’s not fair."Noe Reyes, who runs a beach shop one block south of Hamel's, says the difference between competing with street vendors is minimal. His profits stayed the same year over year.
"We don’t lose people," he said."Our business is pretty self-established now. We don’t lose very much." Some shop owners say the city did a lousy job of enforcing the street vendor ordinance. Some street vendors found a loophole in the ordinance that made them exempt through their First Amendment rights. They're allowed to sell things that may have a tie to religious spiritual personal beliefs.
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