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San Francisco-backed bill to target sale of stolen goods on sidewalks advances amid vendor support and civil-rights pushback
Summary
The Assembly Public Safety Committee approved SB 276, a bill giving San Francisco limited authority to require permits and step up penalties for repeat sellers of commonly stolen goods on public sidewalks to protect lawful vendors and public safety.
The committee heard SB 276, a locally focused measure sponsored by San Francisco officials that would authorize the city and county to adopt a temporary ordinance requiring permits for certain categories of merchandise commonly tied to retail theft and to escalate administrative penalties for repeat unpermitted sellers (commonly called "fencers").
San Francisco witnesses including the Mission Street Vendors Association and the San Francisco Police Department described a pattern in which retail theft…
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