PHOTOS: Vendors protest
A woman heats tortillas at a sidewalk food stall along Cesar Chavez Avenue in Boyle Heights. Food vendors who gather illegally in the area recently showed up at
Boyle Heights residents gather to eat at sidewalk food stalls on Matthews Street. Coordinated by the East L.A. Community Corp., a community organizing group, vendors have protested at City Hall, urging council members to support Councilman Jose Huizar’s effort to create a hot food farmers market on weekend nights. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Boyle Heights residents dine at a sidewalk food stall along Cesar Chavez Avenue. The city’s crackdown intensified in recent weeks after the grand opening of the revamped Hollenbeck police station and as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority prepared to welcome Angelenos from across the city to the Eastside with the Gold Line extension. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Salsas and spices are part of a sidewalk food stall in Boyle Heights. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
A food vendor works at a stall along Fickett Street in Boyle Heights. If Huizars hot food market in Boyle Heights advances, street vendors would face the same state regulations as other licensed vendors. In addition to applying for a city business license and county health permit, vendors must have a sink with running water where they can wash their hands and cooking utensils. Cooking and storing food at home is not permitted. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
