“I’m excited that these food carts are going to come all over our city to show the cultural food that we have in this city and making sure that more people have access to this delicious food,” Chavez said.
Small vendors can apply for a license to sell in certain locations, which cannot be places where their cart would “substantially impair” pedestrians or vehicles, or pose a hazard to public safety. They also cannot be adjacent to bus stops, taxi stands or handicap loading zones or within 50 feet of intersections, within three feet of curbs, or directly in front of store entries.
Chowdhury said the ordinance is a way to push back at a time when many people are feeling threatened and scared of the federal crackdown on illegal immigrants.
“In this moment in time in our country, this is a glimmer of what we can be; how we can have progress as a way of resisting everything that’s coming down and attacking the values of our community,” she said.
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