{"id":71381,"date":"2026-03-26T09:29:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/?p=71381"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:46:18","slug":"sf-food-street-vendor-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/sf-food-street-vendor-law\/","title":{"rendered":"New S.F. law could push street food vendors out \u2014 or force $15,000 upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a new law Tuesday that could push scores of street food vendors \u2014 many of them Latino immigrants \u2014 out of business or force them to spend thousands to upgrade, vendor Marta Regidor is weighing her options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhere am I going to gather all that money? I don\u2019t know what I\u2019m going to do. I have to borrow a lot,\u201d said Regidor, who sells mangoes, beans, tamales, honey and cut fruit on Mission Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/es\/ley-venta-comida-calle-sf-mision\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/es\/ley-venta-comida-calle-sf-mision\/\">Lee este reportaje en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just last week, she spoke with Emanuel Baca, an Oakland-based fabricator who builds fruit carts. At 24th and Mission streets, he showed her a model that had passed Department of Public Health inspections. He quoted her $12,800 for a cart that would meet the city\u2019s new requirements, he told El Tecolote.The <a href=\"https:\/\/sfgov.legistar.com\/View.ashx?M=F&amp;ID=15160046&amp;GUID=32AD3E1F-6943-427D-9833-FB2778704FFB\">law<\/a> was approved unanimously by the 10 supervisors present. Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who had previously helped <a href=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/sf-food-street-vendor-legislation\/\">postpone<\/a> the vote, was absent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"322\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Teco-WhatsApp-QR-2.png?resize=322%2C480&#038;quality=80&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65067\" style=\"width:192px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Teco-WhatsApp-QR-2.png?resize=322%2C480&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 322w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Teco-WhatsApp-QR-2.png?resize=168%2C250&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Teco-WhatsApp-QR-2.png?resize=768%2C1143&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Teco-WhatsApp-QR-2.png?resize=1032%2C1536&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 1032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Teco-WhatsApp-QR-2.png?resize=1200%2C1786&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Teco-WhatsApp-QR-2.png?resize=688%2C1024&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 688w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Teco-WhatsApp-QR-2.png?resize=400%2C595&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Teco-WhatsApp-QR-2.png?w=1267&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1 1267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Add El Tecolote on WhatsApp<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you or a family member want to receive local news,  immigration news, real-time emergency updates, resources and upcoming events in Spanish on your phone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join <em>El Tecolote\u2019s <\/em>WhatsApp Community using the QR code on the left or visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3G55siT\">bit.ly\/3G55siT<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The new law requires vendors to use carts equipped with two sinks, hot and cold running water, and refrigeration. These carts typically cost around $15,000. For vendors preparing hot food on site, the requirements are even more extensive and expensive. The law also requires vendors to prepare food in a commercial kitchen, which can cost about $2,400 per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ordinance updates San Francisco\u2019s street vending rules to align with California\u2019s Retail Food Code, creates a new category for \u201ccompact mobile food operations,\u201d and expands enforcement authority for the Department of Public Works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, neighboring counties such as San Mateo and Santa Clara have implemented Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MEHKO) programs, which allow vendors to prepare food at home and avoid the expense of a commissary kitchen. San Francisco has not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without viable pathways to comply, vendors say enforcement is the immediate concern. Past crackdowns have included confiscation of carts and the disposal of hundreds of dollars\u2019 worth of food. The new law also expands the Department of Public Works\u2019 authority to regulate and enforce street vending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vendors and organizers responded quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/El-Tecolote-Mail-Fwd_-Request-for-Leadership-on-Resolution_-Food-Vendor-Implementation-Pathways.pdf\">email<\/a> obtained by <em>El Tecolote<\/em>, the vendor-led group Nuestra Causa urged Supervisors Connie Chan and Fielder to introduce a resolution to help vendors meet the requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed resolution calls on the city to pause enforcement of the commissary kitchen rule until the Department of Public Health analyzes how to implement MEHKO in San Francisco. It also seeks financial support for cart purchases and an expansion of vending spaces, noting that the current cap of 10 vendors per block is often already filled by merchandise vendors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city\u2019s Department of Public Works enforcement had been paused for several months while officials updated local codes to comply with California\u2019s 2023 law decriminalizing street vending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re disappointed, but organizing has never been about one vote. It\u2019s about what comes next,\u201d said Leila Ovando, director of Food Access and Equity at Nuestra Causa. The group is now pushing for a resolution to make compliance feasible for vendors who say the law is unaffordable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe responsibility now is on the city to make sure this actually works,\u201d Ovando said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re calling on leaders who have stood with immigrant communities to carry forward a resolution that sets a clear direction, build the infrastructure, implement the home kitchen program, and make sure vendors aren\u2019t penalized while that system is still being built,\u201d she added. \u201cLegalization has to work in practice, not just on paper.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Regidor waited for BART, she described the uncertainty the new law has created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a big headache,\u201d she said. \u201cDo I need a cart and a table? The whole thing is a dilemma for me. I don\u2019t know what I\u2019m going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The offices of Supervisors Connie Chan and Jackie Fielder did not respond to a request for comment by deadline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Board of Supervisors passed a law  that could push scores of street food vendors out of business, or force them to spend thousands to 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