I know it doesn't occur to the "front-lawn shopkeepers", but if I owned a legitimate business, I would be pissed. The City of LA has been cracking down on businesses that do not have a business license, also restaurants must get a rating (A, B, C..) from the city. I don't know why all business owners in these neighborhoods don't call their councilman & complain that they have to pay for permits, licenses, rent, utilities... while someone next door is selling the same merchandise off their chain-link fence.