Some San Francisco street vendors push back on city plan to ban vending on Mission District street

PEOPLE WHO RANSACKED THAT DICK'S SPORTING GOODS. >>> IN LESS THAN A WEEK IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO BUY FLOWERS OR FOOD ON SAN FRANCISCO STREETS BECAUSE THE CITY WILL BEGIN ENFORCING A STREET VENDING BAN TO GET A HANDLE ON VIOLENCE ALONG A CORRIDOR ON MISSION STREET. A NEWLY FORMED COALITION OF STREET VENDORS SAYING THEY'RE BEING TARGETED UNFAIRLY. >> Reporter: SOME VENDORS ON MISSION HAVE BEEN AS WELL KNOWN AS SOME OF THE BRICK-AND-MORTAR BUSINESSES AND OTHER LANDMARKS HERE. GLORIA HAS BEEN SELLING FLOWERS ON MISSION FOR 35 YEARS. COME MONDAY, SHE AND MORE THAN 100 OTHERS WILL HAVE TO FIND OTHER SPOTS IN THE CITY TO SELL THEIR GOODS. DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY PERMITTED MISSION STREET CONVENIENT DORS SAYING THEY'RE BEING TREATED UNFAIRLY IN THIS BAN. >> YOU CANNOT THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BAD WATER. YOU'RE SENDING OUT 116 PERMITTED VENDORS WHO HAVE BID FOR THEIR PERMITS, PAID FOR INSURANCE, HAVE ALL THEIR TAXES PAID, YET YOU'RE TELLING THEM, SORRY, YOU'VE GOT TO GO. >> Reporter: THEY SAY SUPERVISOR HILLARY RONEN HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO THEIR CONCERNS. THEY'RE ASKING FOR A DELAY ON THE PLANNED THREE-MONTH BAN. A GUARANTEE THEY'LL BE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THEIR DESIGNATED SPOTS WHEN THE BAN EXPIRES. AND SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE BAN SINCE THEY'LL BE MISSING THE BUSY HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON. ACCORDING TO THE CITY, POLICING STOLEN GOODS ON MISSION STREET HAS ALREADY STRETCHED CITY RESOURCES AND A FATAL SHOOTING LAST MONTH GAVE SOME URGENCY FOR THE CITY TO CRACK DOWN. >> WE WANT TO RESET THE CONDITIONS ON THE STREET. RESET THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE CITY, THEY'RE DEALING WITH AN EMERGENCY ON MISSION STREET SO THEY'VE ARRANGED TO HAVE THIS ABANDONED FURNITURE STORE ON MISSION STREET BE AVAILABLE TO VENDORS FOR THE DURATION OF THE 90-DAY BAN. SANTIAGO LERMA SAYS THIS SPACE WILL ACCOMMODATE 40 PERMITTED VENDORS WHO WANT TO STAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. TWO OTHER SPOTS WILL ACCOMMODATE A FEW MORE. VENDORS WILL STILL BE ALLOWED TO SET UP ON ANY OTHER STREET IN THE AREA. MONDAY, PEOPLE SELLING ON MISSION WILL BE TOLD THEY CAN'T BE HERE. >> NOBODY WILL BE ARRESTED FOR VENDING. >> WILL ANYTHING BE CONFISCATED? >> SO THAT IS A -- THAT IS AN ENFORC

Channel: NBC Bay Area

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Keywords: san francisco, mission district, mission street, street vendors, ban, crime, shooting

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Length: 2min 22sec (142 seconds)

Published: Thu Nov 23 2023