New Sidewalk Vending Opportunities For Entrepreneurs

NEW CITY OF LOS ANGELES BILINGUAL RESOURCE GUIDE STREAMLINES PERMIT PROCESS FOR THE NEW SIDEWALK VENDOR PROGRAM

Street Vendors in the City of Los Angeles now have access to free resources enabling them to fast track the permit process to ensure their business success. Close to 400 vendors have secured permits to sell food and merchandise on City sidewalks and City parks since the new ordinance went into effect January 1, 2020, legalizing street vending. 

StreetsLA oversees the program. The City’s Economic & Workforce Development Department (EWDD) facilities support through its eight BusinessSource Centers to provide sidewalk vendors with one on one counseling, and assistance completing applications for required City, County and State permits.

Community organizations are collaborating with the City of Los Angeles to host free online informational webinars to answer vendor questions about the permit process. A new bilingual resource guide has been created to accompany the information presented in the workshops. 

It’s estimated there are 50,000 vendors-micro-businesses operating in the City of Los Angeles, providing $517 million in economic stimulus to the local economy. Three quarters of the vendors sell merchandise such as t-shirts and caps, the remaining 10,000 serve favorites such as bacon wrapped hot dogs, tacos and pupusas. 

The new sidewalk vending rules protect both the vendors and the community, and enable the City to maintain safe, clean sidewalks and parks.

For information about vending permits and BusinessSource Center locations

visit vending.lacity.org, or call 3-1-1 or StreetsLA at 213-847-6000. 

Register for an upcoming live online Zoom webinar check out our events calendar on the main page of The Imagen Group website and  visit vending.lacity.org to sign up and for updates on the program