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Resident tells commission food‑truck permit applicants face undisclosed requirements and financial losses

San Francisco Police Commission · July 22, 2009
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Summary

A public commenter told the Police Commission that applicants for mobile food‑vendor permits faced inconsistent and undisclosed requirements and that some applicants paid as much as $10,000 before being told of additional approvals needed, including park approvals; staff agreed to follow up with contact information.

A San Francisco resident during the public‑comment period told the Police Commission she and others encountered inconsistent procedures and unexpected costs when pursuing permits for mobile food vendors, sometimes paying large fees only to find additional undisclosed requirements.

“I am trying to start a program to get a permit for a mobile catering food thing, and I'm being told…

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