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Supervisors approve first‑reading vending ordinance to curb sale of stolen goods and create permitting process
Summary
The board approved, on first reading, an ordinance that would regulate street vending through a permit program intended to balance vendors' economic opportunities with prevention of resale of stolen goods; sponsors said the measure is aimed at organized retail theft while including low‑barrier access and language assistance.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on March 8 passed, on first reading, an ordinance to amend the Public Works Code to regulate street vending, require permits and authorize the Department of Public Works to manage the permitting program.
Supervisor Catherine Stefani introduced the measure and Supervisor Hillary Ronan (co‑sponsor) framed it as an effort to address “dirty, crowded, and chaotic” commercial corridors and a growing problem of resale of stolen merchandise on sidewalks and public plazas. Ronan said the legislation aims to “stop people from selling stolen goods, but not to punish immigrant street vendors,”…
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