Government,
Administrative/Regulatory
Apr. 26, 2018
Los Angeles can finally begin licensing sidewalk vending
Before this measure was passed, Los Angeles was the only major city in the U.S. with a strict prohibition on any type of street vending, and without any citywide licensing program for vendors.
Pooja S. Nair
Partner
Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
Email: pnair@ecjlaw.com
Pooja is a litigation attorney who has represented clients in the health care, life sciences, and banking industries in state and federal court, and has handled delicate compliance issues and internal investigations. She is a member of the firm's food and beverage department.
The Los Angeles City Council approved a measure to begin the process of legalizing and licensing sidewalk vending in an 11-4 vote on April 17. The measure, Council File No. 13-1493, directs the city attorney's office to prepare the ordinance establishing the Sidewalk Vending Program. It is expected that the ordinance will be presented in July and the program would go into effect in early 2019.
Before this measure was passed, Los Ange...
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