Street vendors in L.A.’s El Salvador Corridor seek help after mass eviction

KTLA ^ | 01/30/24 | Vivian Chow

[eyeamok]

The vendors typically set up stalls in the parking lot of Two Guys Plaza in the El Salvador Corridor on Vermont Avenue, a bustling area filled with markets, businesses and street food vendors.

However, the plaza’s owner shut down for business after being found in violation of zoning laws, leading to the eviction of around 30 vendors.

[eyeamok]

Here in Los Angeles and all over the San Fernando Valley there are thousands of these sidewalk restaurants, stores,... you name it, it's for sale on the corner or out front of a shopping center. It looks just like downtown Tijuana all over the place, where I sit there are at least 20 sidewalk restaurants within 1 mile. Absolutely disgusting what this State has become. Oh I almost forgot the best part, they are funded with their EBT cards and we the TAXPAYERS Are buying the Food they are preparing and Selling on the street.

[Red Badger]

It IS Tijuana............................

[Bon of Babble]

I’m sure none are inspected as far as food violations - just as in Mexico, you take your health into your hands if you choose to eat at a “street vendor.”

I noticed they were all cleared out of and around Alpine Village - apparently Alpine Village is closed and has been sold - there are now large fences around the parking lot and the street food vendors that lined the sidewalk outside are gone.

[\/\/ayne]

And there’s no county health inspector looking at these.

[eyeamok]

Not a Chance, they don’t want to get sick or catch anything

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Hmmmm you break into my country, you break the laws of my country, you live off my charity and now you want me to "help".

I believe my response includes the equine you are using for conveyance.

[desertsolitaire]

I wonder if the actual county health inspectors are still inspecting and dinging actual licensed establishments for violations while these are allowed to fly under the radar, purposefully?

[from occupied ga]

Too bad the city doesn’t enforce zoning laws on the homeless camps that seem to be spread across the city. I guess that’s actually like work for the code enforcement officers. So no don’t do that.

[Red Badger]

These ‘food vendors’ are popping up here all over the place.

Asian, Mexican and Indian.

There were none just a few short years ago.

I wonder what changed?.................

[desertsolitaire]

Even in my smaller town , there is controversy between brick and mortar storefront restaurants and truck vendors that wish to join in offering food for purchase here. Fairness and level playing fields issues. I can only imagine a big city scenario.

[Mercat]

When Mr. Mercat and I were traveling in Mexico and Central America we learned to eat from someone who lets you watch them cook. The only time I got sick was when I ate at an upper middle class home.

[Newbomb Turk]

What Changed ?

For one, imitation is the greatest form of flattery. A few succeed so everyone is trying it.

Also the younger generation is open to trying new foods, new experiences. trying out new things in life.

Also, there is a lot of cash crossing those food truck counters. Cash that is easily not reported to the IRS and taxed. Restaurants have rules and must keep records, pay taxes, have massive expenses for equipment, tableware, rent... They are in the hole even before they light the burners in the kitchen.

[Red Badger]

We have recently lost a Burger King and and a Friday’s...................

[caww]

..... They are funded with their EBT cards and we the TAXPAYERS Are buying the Food they are preparing and Selling on the street”.......

I believe you ...there's many videos showing foreigners with loaded up carts leaving grocery stores paid for with EBT cards and being confronted about stocking their stores or reselling.

[caww]

In my town you have zoning areas and can’t just set up anywhere.

[caww]

If too many are allowed they'll find the brick and mortar restaurants closing and boarding up....you know what those towns look like then...empty and boarded up ghost towns.

[Noumenon]

Wasting away in favelaville.

[Red Badger]

Laws are only useful if you enforce them.

LA has laws and rules as well.

But by not enforcing them they allow this to carry on.

At some point people will get sick and die from lack of law enforcement.............

[ridesthemiles]

I am SURE there are similar laws in LA-—

They are just NOT BEING ENFORCED.

[caww]

Unforunately even when enforced there’s always an Attorney and Judge from their home countries here to fight against it - then they protest.