What would LA be without its street vendors? From pupusas to tacos de canasta, some of my favorite places to eat in this fair city don't even have names. They're just there. But them being there shouldn't be taken for granted - in fact, making street vending legal has been a long and arduous fight in this city.
Today, Rudy Espinoza stops by to talk about the fight for legal street vending in LA. For more than a decade now, Rudy, his organization (Inclusive Action for the City) and other organizations have spearheaded the campaign for street vending alongside the street vendors themselves. He breaks down how far we've come, and how far we still have to go.
Helpful links:
Great article on how street lending became legal - https://www.kcet.org/shows/city-rising/making-it-official-how-l-a-street-vending-became-legal
Inclusive Action for the City website - https://www.inclusiveaction.org/
Inclusive Action for the City Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/InclusivAction/
Rudy Espinoza IG - https://www.instagram.com/rudyespi/?hl=en
Tacos Arabes de Puebla - https://www.instagram.com/tacosarabes/?hl=en
