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Vendors Fight City’s Vending Crackdown | Oakland News
Oakland street vendors are caught in a heated standoff with city officials as enforcement ramps up against unpermitted vending—confiscating and even destroying equipment while vendors plead they’re just trying to survive. Forming a collective like a union, they argue selling without a permit should be treated as a minor offense, not a criminal act. City leaders counter that safety and health are paramount, hosting clinics to help vendors comply—but for many, it’s too little, too late. One vendor, whose lemonade stand was shut down, now relies on these outreach events to rebuild her…
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