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To:Public Comments
Subject:comment regarding street vendors (agenda item 6)
Date:Tuesday, September 15, 2020 5:12:53 PM
To the San Bernardino City Council,
I am a community member writing my comments regarding Agenda item 6 in support of our
street vendor community. I ask that you work to invest in education and outreach before you
adopt the Code Amendment to Section 5.30.120 and various Sections of Chapter 8.01 that will
only further criminalize street vendors. Leading a program with enforcement is asking for it to
fail. Vendors do not have access to compliant carts. They need INVESTMENT NOT
TICKETS! Invest in the infrastructure needed for them to be successful so they, too, can
continue to contribute to our economy. The policy changes you are proposing only further
criminalize, but fail to properly address the real problem, which is that the proper cart required
to be in compliance DOES NOT EXIST and therefore makes it nearly impossible to receive
permits.
Thank you,
Sarah
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Sarah Dar
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