Eli M. Rosenberg

San Francisco street vendors beg city for help as crackdown starts

As public safety concerns prompt a new ban, longtime vendors in the area say they are being unfairly punished. 


San Francisco street vendors rallied Wednesday to protest a street vending ban that is set to begin next week. 

The selection of an unapproved vendor to create a new permitting platform shows how willing the mayor is to move fast and break bad habits. 

Former Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon is now leading a new committee that will explore policies to help make Californians happier.

The Brixton reopens after a few months in hibernation as an elegant version of the New American gastropub it originally was.