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Board orders six-month, multi-agency task force to tackle unlawful roadside vending and food-safety risks
Summary
Facing widespread unlawful roadside and sidewalk vending, the board directed creation of a time-limited, CEO-anchored task force to coordinate enforcement, impoundment logistics and outreach after staff documented unsafe food-handling and enforcement limits under state law.
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on March 4 directed staff to form a six-month, multi-agency task force to address unlawful roadside and sidewalk vending, calling for coordinated enforcement, seizure/storage planning and community outreach to reduce public-health and safety risks.
Supervisor Hartman brought the item, describing recent state law changes (SB 946 and SB 972) that decriminalized some vending activity and made local enforcement more difficult. Gina Fisher and Environmental Health Services (EHS) staff presented temperature reading evidence and photographs showing unsafe food storage and preparation, and explained that state rules now limit local authorities'…
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