LOS ANGELES—Street vendors have reached a settlement agreement with the city of Los Angeles after a lawsuit was filed challenging restrictions that violated state law, plaintiffs announced July 19.
In December 2022, street vendors Merlín Alvarado and Ruth Monroy, along with three community organizations— Community Power Collective, East LA Community Corporation, and Inclusive Action for the City—sued the city, challenging a number of regulations in the ordinance, which they claim violate SB 946, a 2018 state law that legalized sidewalk vending statewide.
During a news conference in Hollywood, the plaintiffs and their attorneys said the settlement would repeal exclusionary vending bans across the city near swap meets, farmers’ markets, schools, and temporary events. The city is also expected to cancel all citations issued for vending in those areas and provide full refunds to vendors for any fines paid.
“The bans are gone and…
